Evidence for Involvement of the Salmonella enterica Z-Ring Assembly Factors ZapA and ZapB in Resistance to Bile

Genes annotated as ygfE and yiiU in the genome of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium encode proteins homologous to Escherichia coli cell division factors ZapA and ZapB, respectively. ZapA− and ZapB− mutants of S. enterica are bile-sensitive. The amount of zapB mRNA increases in the presence of...

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Main Authors: Rocío Fernández-Fernández, Sara B. Hernández, Elena Puerta-Fernández, María A. Sánchez-Romero, Verónica Urdaneta, Josep Casadesús
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.647305/full