Differential influence of the two Bacillus anthracis plasmids on regulation of virulence gene expression

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4928-4932

  Fouet, Agnès ^a   Mock, Michèle ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029849197     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.12.4928-4932.1996     Document Type: Article

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