Regulation of sialidase production in Clostridium perfringens by the orphan sensor histidine kinase ReeS.

Clostridium perfringens is ubiquitous in nature and is often found as a commensal of the human and animal gastrointestinal tract. It is the primary etiological agent of clostridial myonecrosis, or gas gangrene, a serious infection that results in extensive tissue necrosis due to the action of one or...

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Main Authors: Thomas J Hiscox, Paul F Harrison, Anjana Chakravorty, Jocelyn M Choo, Kaori Ohtani, Tohru Shimizu, Jackie K Cheung, Julian I Rood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3762733?pdf=render