Coregulation of host-adapted metabolism and virulence by pathogenic yersiniae

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue OCT, 2014, Pages

  Heroven, Ann Kathrin ^a   Dersch, Petra ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crp; Csr; Gene regulation; Host adapted metabolism; Virulence; Yersinia

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTOME; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBON STORAGE; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; TRANSLATION REGULATION; YERSINIA; YERSINIA INFECTION; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YERSINIA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 84987949523     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22352988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00146     Document Type: Review

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