Chromosomal islands of Streptococcus pyogenes and related streptococci: Molecular switches for survival and virulence

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Nguyen, Scott V ^a   McShan, William M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcus; Mutator phenotype; Phage like chromosomal islands; SpyCI; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

DAPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMOSOMAL ISLAND; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MISMATCH REPAIR; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOMIC ISLAND; INDEL MUTATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA MISMATCH REPAIR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMIC ISLANDS; HUMANS; INDEL MUTATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84925884699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00109     Document Type: Review

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