Small regulatory RNAs in the control of motility and biofilm formation in E. Coli and Salmonella

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 4560-4579

  Mika, Franziska ^a   Hengge, Regine ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm matrix; c di GMP; Cellulose; CsgD; Curli; Flagella; flhDC; Hfq; RpoS; sRNA

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COLANIC ACID; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARC ASSOCIATED SRNA Z GENE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; BIOFILM; CARBON STORAGE REGULATOR GENE; CELL MOTILITY; CSGD GENE; DOWN REGULATION; DOWNSTREAM REGION OF RCSA GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLHD GENE; FLHDC GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OMPR REGULATED SRNAS A; OMPR REGULATED SRNAS B; OPERON; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; RNA BINDING; RPOS GENE; RPOS REGULATOR A GENE; SALMONELLA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

EID: 84875058635     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14034560     Document Type: Review

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