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SUBMITTER: Cezairliyan BO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2754073 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cezairliyan Brent O BO Sauer Robert T RT
Molecular microbiology 20090304 2
The ability of a pathogen to survive the defensive attacks of its host requires the detection of and response to perturbations in its own physiology. Activation of the extracytoplasmic stress response in the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa results in higher tolerance against immune defences as well as in the production of alginate, a surface polysaccharide that also confers resistance to many host defences and antibiotic treatments. The alginate response is regulated by proteolytic cleavage of M ...[more]