FliC, a Flagellin Protein, Is Essential for the Growth and Virulence of Fish Pathogen Edwardsiella tarda

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  He, Yang ^a   Xu, Tingting ^a   Fossheim, Leif E ^a   Zhang, Xiao Hua ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; FLIC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSING OVER; DELETION MUTANT; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; LD 50; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN SECRETION; TYPE II SECRETION SYSTEM; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; MUTATION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84866371517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045070     Document Type: Article

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