Transcriptional activation of the mrkA promoter of the Klebsiella pneumoniae type 3 fimbrial operon by the c-di-GMP-dependent MrkH protein.

The Gram-negative bacterial pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae forms biofilms to facilitate colonization of biotic and abiotic surfaces. The formation of biofilms by K. pneumoniae requires the expression of type 3 fimbriae: elongate proteinaceous filaments extruded by a chaperone-usher system in the bac...

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Hauptverfasser:	Ji Yang, Jonathan J Wilksch, Jason W H Tan, Dianna M Hocking, Chaille T Webb, Trevor Lithgow, Roy M Robins-Browne, Richard A Strugnell
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Schriftenreihe:	PLoS ONE
Online-Zugang:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3828302?pdf=render
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