Characterization of the GbdR regulon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-15

  Hampel, Ken J ^a,b   LaBauve, Annette E ^a   Meadows, Jamie A ^a   Fitzsimmons, Liam F ^a,c   Nock, Adam M ^a   Wargo, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BETAINE; DIMETHYLGLYCINE; GLYCINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SARCOSINE; SERINE;

AMINE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; GENETICS; HOST; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULON; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

BETAINE; BINDING SITES; CHOLINE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULON; SARCOSINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84890278148     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01055-13     Document Type: Article

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