Quorum Sensing Regulation of a Major Facilitator Superfamily Transporter Affects Multiple Streptococcal Virulence Factors
Jennifer C. Chang, Reid V. Wilkening, Kate M. Rahbari, Michael J. Federle
Abstract
were unable to substitute indicating substrate specificity of the GAS MFS gene. These findings demonstrate novel associations between expression of a transmembrane transporter and virulence factor expression and aminoglycoside transport.
Topics & Concepts
VirulenceBiologyMajor facilitator superfamilyQuorum sensingFacilitatorRegulonPathogenMicrobiologyTransporterGeneVirulence factorGeneticsBacterial proteinPolitical scienceLawStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusNeonatal and Maternal Infections