Quorum-sensing and BvrR/BvrS regulation, the Type IV secretion system, cyclic glucans, and BacA in the virulence of Brucella ovis: Similarities to and differences from smooth brucellae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1783-1793

  Martín Martín, Ana I ^a   Sancho, Pilar ^a   de Miguel, María Jesús ^b   Fernández Lago, Luis ^a,c   Vizcaíno, Nieves ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE SALAMANCA IBSAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACA PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCAN; LACTONE; N DODECANOYL HOMOSERINE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BRUCELLA OVIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SPLEEN; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA OVIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCANS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; QUORUM SENSING; SPLEEN; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84861116185     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.06257-11     Document Type: Article

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