Fis is essential for the stability of linear plasmid pBSSB1 and affects the motility of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Haifang ^a   Ni, Bin ^a   Zhao, Xin ^a   Dadzie, Isaac ^a   Du, Hong ^a   Wang, Qiang ^b   Xu, Huaxi ^a   Huang, Xinxiang ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACTOR FOR INVERSION STIMULATION; FLAGELLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL MOTILITY; FIS GENE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE DELETION; GENE LOSS; GENETIC STABILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SUICIDE PLASMID;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FACTOR FOR INVERSION STIMULATION PROTEIN; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PROTEOMICS; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 84864264451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037462     Document Type: Article

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