PhoB activates Escherichia coli O157:H7 virulence factors in response to inorganic phosphate limitation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Chekabab, Samuel Mohammed ^a   Jubelin, Grégory ^b   Dozois, Charles M ^c   Harel, Josée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOB PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; LEE PROTEIN, E COLI; PHOB PROTEIN, E COLI; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBON METABOLISM; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LEE GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOB GENE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; STX2 GENE; UPREGULATION; DEFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GENOMIC ISLAND; HELA CELL LINE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CELL; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION;

ENTEROCYTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOMIC ISLANDS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84899455192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094285     Document Type: Article

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