The Salmonella typhimurium mar locus: Molecular and genetic analyses and assessment of its role in virulence

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1857-1866

  Sulavik, Mark C ^a   Dazer, Maureen ^a   Miller, Paul F ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030942395     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.6.1857-1866.1997     Document Type: Article

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