The fur-iron complex modulates expression of the quorum-sensing master regulator, smcr, to control expression of virulence factors in vibrio vulnificus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2888-2898

  Hwang Kim, In ^a   Wen, Yancheng ^a   Son, Jee Soo ^a   Lee, Kyu Ho ^a   Kim, Kun Soo ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; FERRIC UPTAKE REGULATOR; IRON COMPLEX; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE REPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IRON; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84880694914     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00375-13     Document Type: Article

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