Avirulence of LT2 strains of Salmonella typhimurium results from a defective rpoS gene

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2451-2453

  Swords, W Edward ^a,c   Cannon, Bennetta M ^a   Benjamin Jr , William H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b 667 BBRB 10 ^*  (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030926086     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.6.2451-2453.1997     Document Type: Article

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