The Effect of Cell Growth Phase on the Regulatory Cross-Talk between Flagellar and Spi1 Virulence Gene Expression

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Mouslim, Chakib ^a   Hughes, Kelly T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPI1 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIRUS GENE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OPERON; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84897374963     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003987     Document Type: Article

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