The global response regulator ExpA controls virulence gene expression through RsmA-mediated and RsmA-independent pathways in Pectobacterium wasabiae SCC3193

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1972-1984

  Broberg, M ^a   Lee, G W ^b   Nykyri, J ^a   Lee, Y H ^a,c   Pirhonen, M ^a   Palva, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Soongsil University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GLOBAL RESPONSE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROARRAY DATA; POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; WILD-TYPE STRAIN;

GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIUM; ELECTRON; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; MOTILITY; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PECTOBACTERIUM; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MUTATION; PECTOBACTERIUM; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84897592071     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03829-13     Document Type: Article

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