Molecular genetic approaches for the study of virulence in both pathogenic bacteria and fungi

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1049-1058

  Hensel, Michael ^a,b   Holden, David W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Molecular genetics; Pathogenesis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0029967292     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-5-1049     Document Type: Review

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