Increasing RpoS Expression Causes Cell Death in Borrelia burgdorferi
Increasing RpoS Expression Causes Cell Death in Borrelia burgdorferi
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Chen, Linxu , Xu, Qilong , Tu, Jiagang , Ge, Yihe , Liu, Jun and Liang, Fang Ting
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United States: Public Library of Science
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United States: Public Library of Science
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RpoS, one of the two alternative σ factors in Borrelia burgdorferi, is tightly controlled by multiple regulators and, in turn, determines expression of many critical virulence factors. Here we show that increasing RpoS expression causes cell death. The immediate effect of increasing RpoS expression was to promote bacterial division and as a consequ...
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Increasing RpoS Expression Causes Cell Death in Borrelia burgdorferi
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1468609420
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1468609420
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0083276
