Mutually repressing repressor functions and multi-layered cellular heterogeneity regulate the bistable Salmonella fliC census

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1272-1284

  Stewart, Mary K ^a   Cookson, Brad T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DIVISION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SHAPE; FLIC GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; UPREGULATION; YDIV GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

SALMONELLA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84914820196     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12828     Document Type: Article

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