Transcriptional regulation of prfA and PrfA‐regulated virulence genes in Listeria monocytogenes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 1141-1150

  Bohne, Jutta ^a   Sokolovic, Zeljka ^a   Goebel, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LISTERIOLYSIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0028303339     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1994.tb00390.x     Document Type: Article

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