Open AccessA Histone-Like Nucleoid Structuring Protein Regulates Several Virulence Traits in Burkholderia multivorans
Author(s) -
Sara C. Gomes,
Mirela R. Ferreira,
Andreia Filipa Campos Tavares,
Inês N. Silva,
Jörg Becker,
Leonilde M. Moreira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.00369-21
Subject(s) - biology , gene , genetics , burkholderia cepacia complex , virulence , transcriptome , pathogenicity island , repressor , gene expression , burkholderia , bacteria
Members of the histone-like nucleoid structuring (H-NS) family of proteins, present in many bacteria, are important global regulators of gene expression. Many of the regulated genes were acquired horizontally and include pathogenicity islands and prophages, among others.