Carbon source and cell density-dependent regulation of type III secretion system gene expression in Pseudomonas syringae pathovar tomato DC3000

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 531-539

  Stauber, Jennifer L ^a   Loginicheva, Ekaterina ^a   Schechter, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

HrpL; HrpR; HrpS; Pseudomonas syringae; Transcription regulation; Type III secretion

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR HRPL; SUGAR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBON SOURCE; CELL DENSITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOMATO; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 84867659017     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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