1999
The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri
Moss J, Cardozo T, Zychlinsky A, Groisman E. The selC‐associated SHI‐2 pathogenicity island of Shigella flexneri. Molecular Microbiology 1999, 33: 74-83. PMID: 10411725, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01449.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, BacterialCloning, MolecularColicinsDNA Transposable ElementsDNA, BacterialEnterobacteriaceaeEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialHydroxamic AcidsIntegrasesOperonSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidShigella flexneriSpecies SpecificityTransposasesVirulenceConceptsPathogenicity islandSHI-2Different pathogenicity islandsChromosomal gene clusterRelated non-pathogenic speciesMultiple mobile genetic elementsMobile genetic elementsNon-pathogenic speciesSite of integrationTRNA genesSelC locusTRNA locusGene clusterNovel proteinGenetic elementsKb downstreamSiderophore systemStressful environmentsEscherichia coliVirulence factorsEnterohaemorrhagic E. coliE. coliUropathogenic Escherichia coliSalmonella entericaGenes
1998
At Least Four Percent of the Salmonella typhimurium Genome Is Required for Fatal Infection of Mice
Bowe F, Lipps C, Tsolis R, Groisman E, Heffron F, Kusters J. At Least Four Percent of the Salmonella typhimurium Genome Is Required for Fatal Infection of Mice. Infection And Immunity 1998, 66: 3372-3377. PMID: 9632607, PMCID: PMC108354, DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.7.3372-3377.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNA Transposable ElementsFemaleGenome, BacterialMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMutationSalmonella Infections, AnimalSalmonella typhimuriumVirulence
1997
The Genetic Basis of Microbial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides
Groisman E, Aspedon A. The Genetic Basis of Microbial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides. Methods In Molecular Biology 1997, 78: 205-215. PMID: 9276306, DOI: 10.1385/0-89603-408-9:205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cationic peptidesAntimicrobial peptidesPathogen Salmonella typhimuriumDivergent organismsMillions of yearsMammalian hostsCationic peptidesGenetic basisAnimal hostsHost defense peptidesDiverse arrayHost tissuesInnate immunityVirulence propertiesDefense peptidesHostChemical barrierSalmonella typhimuriumMicroorganismsMicrobial resistanceS. typhimuriumPeptidesEnteric pathogensAntibiotic propertiesOpportunistic microorganisms
1995
Transcriptional autoregulation of the Salmonella typhimurium phoPQ operon
Soncini FC, Véscovi EG, Groisman EA. Transcriptional autoregulation of the Salmonella typhimurium phoPQ operon. Journal Of Bacteriology 1995, 177: 4364-4371. PMID: 7543474, PMCID: PMC177185, DOI: 10.1128/jb.177.15.4364-4371.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA Transposable ElementsGene Expression Regulation, BacterialHomeostasisLac OperonModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationOperonPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, BacterialRNA, MessengerSalmonella typhimuriumTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsPhoPQ operonTranscriptional fusionsTranscriptional autoregulationPhoP-PhoQTwo-component regulatory systemAbsence of PhoPTranscriptional regulator PhoPExpression of phoPPhospho-PhoPPhoQ proteinPhoP proteinRegulator PhoPEnvironmental signalsDifferent transcriptsIndependent promotersPosttranscriptional mechanismsOperonPhoPPhoQGenesRegulatory systemBasal levelsProtein levelsProteinPromoter
1986
Mini-mu bacteriophage with plasmid replicons for in vivo cloning and lac gene fusing
Groisman EA, Casadaban MJ. Mini-mu bacteriophage with plasmid replicons for in vivo cloning and lac gene fusing. Journal Of Bacteriology 1986, 168: 357-364. PMID: 3020001, PMCID: PMC213459, DOI: 10.1128/jb.168.1.357-364.1986.Peer-Reviewed Original Research