A complex multilevel attack on Pseudomonas aeruginosa algT/U expression and AlgT/U activity results in the loss of alginate production

Gene

Volumn 498, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 242-253

  Sautter, Robert ^a   Ramos, Damaris ^a   Schneper, Lisa ^b   Ciofu, Oana ^c   Wassermann, Tina ^c   Koh, Chong Lek ^d   Heydorn, Arne ^e   Hentzer, Morton ^e   Høiby, Niels ^c   Kharazmi, Arsalan ^f   Molin, Søren ^g   DeVries, Caroline A ^h   Ohman, Dennis E ^h,i   Mathee, Kalai ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^h VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alginate; Biosynthetic genes; Cystic fibrosis; Exopolysaccharide; P algT algU

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID;

ALGT GENE; ALGU GENE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MUCA GENE; MUCA22 GENE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUPPRESSOR OF ALGINATE PRODUCTION GENE;

ALGINATES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-LACTAMASES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIGMA FACTOR;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84858747347     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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