Small regulatory RNAs in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

RNA Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 364-371

  Sonnleitner, Elisabeth ^a   Romeo, Alessandra ^a   Bläsi, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum sensing; Small regulatory RNA; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEIN A; EXOTOXIN; SCAVENGER; TRANSFER RNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BASE PAIRING; CANCER PATIENT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENETIC REGULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; REGULATORY RNA SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84860765578     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.19231     Document Type: Review

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