Flagellin A is essential for the virulence of Vibrio anguillarum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1310-1319

  Milton, Debra L ^a   O'Toole, Ronan ^a   Hörstedt, Per ^a   Wolf Watz, Hans ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; FISH; GENE SEQUENCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; VIBRIO;

EID: 0029913592     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.5.1310-1319.1996     Document Type: Article

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