Role of the agr-like quorum-sensing system in regulating toxin production by Clostridium perfringens type B Strains CN1793 and CN1795

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3008-3017

  Chen, Jianming ^a   McClane, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS ALPHA TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS BETA TOXIN; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS EPSILON TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS TYPE B; ENTERITIS; GENE LOCUS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOGS; ENTEROTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84867594499     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00438-12     Document Type: Article

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