Deep sequencing defines the transcriptional map of L. pneumophila and identifies growth phase-dependent regulated ncRNAs implicated in virulence

RNA Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 503-519

  Sahr, Tobias ^a,b   Rusniok, Christophe ^a,b   Dervins Ravault, Delphine ^a,b   Sismeiro, Odile ^a   Coppee, Jean Yves ^a   Buchrieser, Carmen ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Deep sequencing; Legionella pneumophila; Small non coding RNA; Transcriptional start site mapping; Virulence

Indexed keywords

UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENOME ANALYSIS; GROWTH CURVE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; RNA SEQUENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 84860771585     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.20270     Document Type: Article

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