Opposing roles of σ b and σ b-controlled SpoVG in the global regulation of esxA in Staphylococcus aureus

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Schulthess, Bettina ^a   Bloes, Dominik A ^a,b   Berger Bächi, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE TRANSFER RNA; ESXA TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; GENE CLUSTER; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UPREGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULON;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; REGULON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84856075284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-17     Document Type: Article

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