Open AccessGadE regulates fliC gene transcription and motility in Escherichia coli
Author(s) -
William R. Schwan,
Nicole L Flohr,
Abigail R Multerer,
Jordan C Starkey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3176
DOI - 10.5495/wjcid.v10.i1.14
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , biology , mutant , transcription (linguistics) , lac operon , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , motility , enterobacteriaceae , reporter gene , gene , gene expression , biochemistry , genetics , philosophy , linguistics
Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) express flagella to ascend human urinary tracts. To survive in the acidic pH of human urine, E. coli uses the glutamate decarboxylase acid response system, which is regulated by the GadE protein.