Activation of sarX by Rbf is required for biofilm formation and icaADBC expression in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1515-1524

  Cue, David ^a   Lei, Mei G ^a   Lee, Chia Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ICAADBC PROTEIN; RBF PROTEIN; SARX PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DOWN REGULATION; EPISTASIS; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UPREGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PROTEIN BINDING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84875535821     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00012-13     Document Type: Article

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