FliA expression analysis and influence of the regulatory proteins RpoN, FleQ and FliA on virulence and in vivo fitness in Legionella pneumophila

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 194, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 977-989

  Schulz, Tino ^a   Rydzewski, Kerstin ^a   Schunder, Eva ^a   Holland, Gudrun ^a   Bannert, Norbert ^a   Heuner, Klaus ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corby; Flagellin regulation; FleQ; FliA; In vivo fitness; Legionella pneumophila; Paris; RpoN; Straight hook; Virulence

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN FLEQ; PROTEIN FLIA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR RPON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; REGULON; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 84871212092     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: 1432072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-012-0833-y     Document Type: Article

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