Comparative analysis of the virulence control systems of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 895-908

  De Tejada, Guillermo Martínez ^a   Miller, Jeff F ^a   Cotter, Peggy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORDETELLA BRONCHISEPTICA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS;

EID: 0010505665     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.01538.x     Document Type: Article

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