Photorhabdus-nematode symbiosis is dependent on hfq-mediated regulation of secondary metabolites

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 119-129

  Tobias, Nicholas J ^a   Heinrich, Antje K ^a   Eresmann, Helena ^a   Wright, Patrick R ^b   Neubacher, Nick ^a   Backofen, Rolf ^b   Bode, Helge B ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HEXA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; HOST FACTOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ANIMAL; GENETICS; INSECT; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHOTORHABDUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RHABDITOIDEA; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HOST FACTOR 1 PROTEIN; INSECTS; PHOTORHABDUS; RHABDITOIDEA; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL UNTRANSLATED; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84992609404     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13502     Document Type: Article

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