Hyperstructure interactions influence the virulence of the type 3 secretion system in yersiniae and other bacteria

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-36

  Norris, Vic ^a   Menu Bouaouiche, Laurence ^a   Becu, Jean Michel ^a   Legendre, Rachel ^a   Norman, Romain ^a   Rosenzweig, Jason A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Disease; Enolase; Membrane; Molecular assembly; RNA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS; ENOLASE; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; GRAM-NEGATIVE PATHOGENS; HOST CELLS; HYPER-STRUCTURE; HYPERSTRUCTURES; MOLECULAR ASSEMBLY; MULTI-PROTEIN COMPLEX; NON-PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PARADIGM SHIFTS; PHYSICAL LOCATIONS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RNA DECAY; SECRETION SYSTEMS; VIRULENCE POTENTIAL; YERSINIAE;

DEGRADATION; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANES; PATHOGENS; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA;

BACTERIA;

MESSENGER RNA;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARADIGM SHIFT; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN; SECRETION; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; DEATH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOST CELL; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; REVIEW; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RNA HELICASES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84866012144     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4325-4     Document Type: Review

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