Analysis of Two Component Systems in Group B Streptococcus Shows that RgfAC and the Novel FspSR Modulate Virulence and Bacterial Fitness

Group B Streptococcus (GBS), in its transition from commensal to pathogen, will encounter diverse host environments and thus require coordinately controlling its transcriptional responses to these changes. This work was aimed at better understanding the role of two component signal transduction syst...

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Main Author: Faralla, Cristina <1986>
Other Authors: Scarlato, Vincenzo
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:en
Published: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna 2014
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Online Access:http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6440/