The sensor kinase BfmS mediates virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 275-281

  Liou, Ming Li ^a,b   Soo, Po Chi ^c   Ling, Siao Ru ^c   Kuo, Han Yueh ^d,e   Tang, Chuan Yi ^b   Chang, Kai Chih ^c,f  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; BfmS; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BMFR KINASE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SUPERNATANT; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEOMICS; VIRULENCE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CELL LINE; GENETIC LOCI; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTATION; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEOMICS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84904515887     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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