title: Conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to mucoidy in cystic fibrosis: environmental stress and regulation of bacterial virulence by alternative sigma factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284-7758.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Deretic
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schurr
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Boucher
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012808:Sigma Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012808:Sigma Factor