Non-coding sRNAs regulate virulence in the bacterial pathogen Vibrio cholerae

RNA Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 392-401

  Bardill, J Patrick ^a   Hammer, Brian K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hfq; Quorum sensing; sRNA; Vibrio cholerae; Virulence

Indexed keywords

SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BASE PAIRING; BIOLOGY; CHOLERA; DIARRHEA; ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84860764110     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.19975     Document Type: Review

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