[Advances in Detection Technologies of in vivo Expression of Bacterial Virulence Gene.].
The interactions between bacterial pathogens and their hosts is complex. To further our understanding ofathe pathogenesisaof bacterial pathogens, it is necessary to identify bacterial virulence genes that are specifically induced in vivo during infection and probe their regulation in vivo. Toward this end, several technologies, such as in vivo expression technology (IVET), signature-tagged mutagenesis (STM), differential fluorescence induction (DFI), genomic analysis and mapping by in vitro transposition (GAMBIT) and in vivo induced antigen technology (IVIAT), have been developed. The purpose of this reviewais to update the reader on the many advances of these technologies, and to discuss their advantages and disadvantages.
Experimental Marine Biology Laboratory, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China, Email: Dragonchsy@yahoo.com.cn.
Shi-Yong
SY
Chen
Zhao-Lan
ZL
Mo
Zhen-Dong
ZD
Zhang
Yu-Xia
YX
Zou
Yong-Li
YL
Xu
Pei-Jun
PJ
Zhang
D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D014774:Virulence