Cellobiose-specific phosphotransferase system of Klebsiella pneumoniae and its importance in biofilm formation and virulence

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2464-2472

  Wu, Meng Chuan ^a   Chen, Ying Chun ^a   Lin, Tzu Lung ^a   Hsieh, Pei Fang ^a   Wang, Jin Town ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CELLOBIOSE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; SELLOBIOSE SPECIFIC PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL BIOFILM FORMATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CELLOBIOSE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FEMALE; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84864793163     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.06247-11     Document Type: Article

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