Impact of Hfq on global gene expression and intracellular survival in Brucella melitensis.

Brucella melitensis is a facultative intracellular bacterium that replicates within macrophages. The ability of brucellae to survive and multiply in the hostile environment of host macrophages is essential to its virulence. The RNA-binding protein Hfq is a global regulator that is involved in stress...

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Main Authors: Mingquan Cui, Tongkun Wang, Jie Xu, Yuehua Ke, Xinying Du, Xitong Yuan, Zhoujia Wang, Chunli Gong, Yubin Zhuang, Shuangshuang Lei, Xiao Su, Xuesong Wang, Liuyu Huang, Zhijun Zhong, Guangneng Peng, Jing Yuan, Zeliang Chen, Yufei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3747064?pdf=render