Environmental pH changes, but not the LuxS signalling pathway, regulate SpeB expression in M1 group A streptococci

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-22

  Chiang Ni, Chuan ^a   Zheng, Po Xing ^a   Tsai, Pei Jane ^a   Chuang, Woei Jer ^a   Lin, Yee Shin ^a   Liu, Ching Chuan ^b   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN SPEB; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SUPERNATANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; CULTURE MEDIA; EXOTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 83755195621     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.036012-0     Document Type: Article

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