The RNA chaperone Hfq is involved in stress tolerance and virulence in uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis.

Hfq is a bacterial RNA chaperone involved in the riboregulation of diverse genes via small noncoding RNAs. Here, we show that Hfq is critical for the uropathogenic Proteus mirabilis to effectively colonize the bladder and kidneys in a murine urinary tract infection (UTI) model and to establish burne...

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Main Authors: Min-Cheng Wang, Hsiung-Fei Chien, Yi-Lin Tsai, Ming-Che Liu, Shwu-Jen Liaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3893223?pdf=render