Strain-specific regulatory role of eukaryote-like serine/threonine phosphatase in pneumococcal adherence

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1361-1372

  Agarwal, Shivangi ^a   Agarwal, Shivani ^a   Pancholi, Preeti ^a   Pancholi, Vijay ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERINE; THREONINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CBPA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; EUKARYOTE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84860820090     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.06311-11     Document Type: Article

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