The streptococcus iniae transcriptional regulator cpsY is required for protection from neutrophil-mediated killing and proper growth in vitro

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4638-4648

  Allen, Jonathan P ^a   Neely, Melody N ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; PEPTONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CPSY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL SURVIVAL; GROWTH REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MACROPHAGES; METHIONINE; MICE; NEUTROPHILS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 80855157109     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.05567-11     Document Type: Article

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