The unexpected discovery of a novel low-oxygen-activated locus for the anoxic persistence of Burkholderia cenocepacia

ISME Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1568-1581

  Sass, Andrea M ^a,b   Schmerk, Crystal ^c   Agnoli, Kirsty ^d   Norville, Phillip J ^a   Eberl, Leo ^d   Valvano, Miguel A ^c,e   Mahenthiralingam, Eshwar ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Burkholderia; Pathogenicity; Persistence; Survival; Transcriptomics

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; OXYGEN;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLISM; NICHE; OXYGEN; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN; VIRULENCE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; OXYGEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84880918531     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2013.36     Document Type: Article

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