TolC affects virulence gene expression in Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 5850-5852

  Minato, Yusuke ^a   Siefken, Robert L ^a   Häse, Claudia C ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; CHOLERA TOXIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; SERINE; TOLC PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OSMOLARITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REGULON; TEMPERATURE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UP-REGULATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 80053588278     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05222-11     Document Type: Note

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