CytR is a global positive regulator of competence, type VI secretion, and chitinases in Vibrio cholerae

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Watve, Samit S ^a   Thomas, Jacob ^a   Hammer, Brian K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRIMIDINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CYTR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HAPR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR QSTR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; CHITINASE; CYTR PROTEIN, VIBRIO CHOLERAE; NUCLEOSIDE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; QUORUM SENSING; RNA SEQUENCE; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; CHITINASES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NUCLEOSIDES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTOME; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84946925146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.013883     Document Type: Article

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