Virulence plasmid instability in Shigella flexneri 2a is induced by virulence gene expression

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3686-3692

  Schuch, Raymond ^a   Maurelli, Anthony T ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

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ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC STABILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0030929540     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.9.3686-3692.1997     Document Type: Article

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