| Literature DB >> 17656072 |
Gianni Prosseda1, Maria Carmela Latella, Marialuisa Barbagallo, Mauro Nicoletti, Rasha Al Kassas, Mariassunta Casalino, Bianca Colonna.
Abstract
In enterobacteria, acid stress induces expression of the cad system which is involved in maintaining intracellular pH at levels compatible with cell survival. Despite its crucial role, the cad operon is silenced in Shigella and in other pathogenic Escherichia coli. In the present review, we will address the question of why and how the cad locus has been sacrificed for the sake of optimal expression of virulence traits.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17656072 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2007.05.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Res Microbiol ISSN: 0923-2508 Impact factor: 3.992