The two-component system NisK/NisR contributes to the virulence of Streptococcus suis serotype 2

Microbiological Research

Volumn 169, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 541-546

  Xu, Juan ^a   Fu, Shulin ^a   Liu, Manli ^b   Xu, Qiaoxia ^a   Bei, Weicheng ^a   Chen, Huanchun ^a   Tan, Chen ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

NisKR; Streptococcus suis serotype 2; Virulence

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY; RESEARCH;

EPITHELIAL CELLS; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; NISKR; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS SEROTYPE 2; TWO COMPONENT SYSTEMS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

DISEASE CONTROL; MUTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURVIVORSHIP; VIRULENCE;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PIG; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICE, INBRED BALB C; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84899906698     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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