Abstract
For bacteria, temperature is a fairly reliable cue for entry into a vertebrate host. Many pathogenic bacteria sense elevated temperatures (37°C) and turn on virulence and metabolic genes appropriate for survival and growth within the host. A recent study demonstrated that the expression of a heme uptake protein in Shigella dysenteriae and pathogenic Escherichia coli was dependent on an RNA thermometer.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 267-268 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Gut microbes |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- Heme
- Iron
- Listeria
- PrfA
- RNA thermometer
- Shigella
- ShuA
- UPEC
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Gastroenterology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases