Role of alternative sigma factor 54 (RpoN) from Vibrio anguillarum M3 in protease secretion, exopolysaccharide production, biofilm formation, and virulence

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2575-2585

  Hao, Bin ^a,b   Mo, Zhao Lan ^a,c   Xiao, Peng ^a   Pan, Hai Jian ^a,b   Lan, Xin ^a,b   Li, Gui Yang ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c YELLOW SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Exopolysaccharides; Metalloproteases; RpoN ( 54); Vibrio anguillarum; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM FORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS; METALLOPROTEASES; VIBRIO ANGUILLARUM; VIRULENCE; WILD-TYPE LEVELS;

BIOFILMS; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

METABOLITES;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEINASE; SIGMA FACTOR RPON;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYSACCHARIDE; SECRETION; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN SECRETION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FISH DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PERCIFORMES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM;

EID: 84878884507     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4372-x     Document Type: Article

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