Browsing by Author "Boyd, A."
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Bordetella pertussis expresses a functional type iii secretion system that subverts protective innate and adaptive immune responses
Fennelly, N. K.; Sisti, F.; Higgins, S. C.; Ross, P. J.; van der Heide, H.; Mooi, F. R.; Boyd, A.; Mills, K. H. G. (American Society for Microbiology, 2008-01-14)Certain bacteria use a type III secretion system (TTSS) to deliver effector proteins that interfere with cell function into host cells. While transcription of genes encoding TTSS components has been demonstrated, studies ... -
Identification of components of the sigma b regulon in listeria monocytogenes that contribute to acid and salt tolerance
Abram, F.; Starr, E.; Karatzas, K. A. G.; Matlawska-Wasowska, K.; Boyd, A.; Wiedmann, M.; Boor, K. J.; Connally, D.; O'Byrne, C. P. (American Society for Microbiology, 2008-09-19)Sigma B (sigma(B)) is an alternative sigma factor that controls the transcriptional response to stress in Listeria monocytogenes and is also known to play a role in the virulence of this human pathogen. In the present study ... -
The vibrio parahaemolyticus toxrs regulator is required for stress tolerance and colonization in a novel orogastric streptomycin-induced adult murine model
Whitaker, W. B.; Parent, M. A.; Boyd, A.; Richards, G. P.; Boyd, E. F. (American Society for Microbiology, 2012-03-05)Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a marine bacterium, is the causative agent of gastroenteritis associated with the consumption of seafood. It contains a homologue of the toxRS operon that in V. cholerae is the key regulator of ...