The Hha protein as a modulator of expression of virulence factors in Escherichia coli

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2881-2884

  Mourino M ^a   Madrid, C ^a   Balsalobre, C ^a   Prenafeta, A ^a   Munoa F ^a   Blanco, J ^b   Blanco, M ^b   Blanco, J E ^b   Juarez, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Veterinaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CYTOTOXIC NECROTIZING FACTOR 1; CYTOTOXIC NECROTIZING FACTOR 2; HEMOLYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ALLELISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0029957073     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.7.2881-2884.1996     Document Type: Article

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