The two CcdA proteins of Bacillus anthracis differentially affect virulence gene expression and sporulation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 5242-5249

  Han, Hesong ^a   Wilson, Adam C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME C; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEIN CCDA1; PROTEIN CCDA2; THIOL DISULFIDE OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CCDA GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOCHROMES C; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84887546088     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00917-13     Document Type: Article

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