Different mutations in mucA gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mucoid strains in cystic fibrosis patients and their effect on algU gene expression

New Microbiologica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 295-305

  Pulcrano, Giovanna ^a   Iula, Dora Vita ^a   Raia, Valeria ^a   Rossano, Fabio ^a   Catania, Maria Rosaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alginate; Cystic fibrosis; MucA gene; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ALGU PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID; MUCA PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS; SIGMA FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LOCOMOTION; LUNG; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPUTUM;

ALGINATES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; LUNG; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIGMA FACTOR; SPUTUM;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84864544883     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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