Browsing Microbiology (Scholarly Publications) by Subject "Infection"
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The nucleoid-associated protein HU controls three regulons that coordinate virulence, response to stress and general physiology in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
(2011)The role of the HU nucleoid-associated proteins in gene regulation was examined in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. The dimeric HU protein consists of different combinations of its ? and ? subunits. Transcriptomic ... -
Regulation of transcription by DNA supercoiling in Mycoplasma genitalium: global control in the smallest known self-replicating genome.
(2011)The mollicute Mycoplasma genitalium causes sexually transmitted disease in humans. It has recently come to widespread public attention through its involvement in pioneering synthetic biology experiments. The 580-kilo-base-pair ... -
The Sbi Protein Is a Multifunctional Immune Evasion Factor of Staphylococcus aureus
(2011)The second immunoglobulin-binding protein (Sbi) of Staphylococcus aureus has two N-terminal domains that bind the Fc region of IgG in a fashion similar to that of protein A and two domains that can bind to the complement ... -
Staphylococcus lugdunensis IsdG Liberates Iron from Host Heme
(2011)Staphylococcus lugdunensis is often found as part of the normal flora of human skin but has the potential to cause serious infections even in healthy individuals. It remains unclear what factors enable S. lugdunensis to ...