Rapid invasion by colicinogenic Escherichia coli with novel immunity functions

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2175-2180

  Tan, Ying ^a   Riley, Margaret A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colicin killing; Dual single immunity; Escherichia coli; Invasion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; COLICIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029799008     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-8-2175     Document Type: Article

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