Genetics of natural competence in Vibrio cholerae and other vibrios

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Antonova, Elena S ^a   Hammer, Brian K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHITIN; CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FIMBRIA PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM PILUS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHITIN; CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN; DNA; DNA TRANSFORMATION COMPETENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PILI, SEX; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84955726279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.VE-0010-2014     Document Type: Article

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