A branch in the ToxR regulatory cascade of Vibrio cholerae revealed by characterization of toxT mutant strains

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 323-331

  Champion, Gretchen A ^a,b   Neely, Melody N ^a   Brennan, Molly A ^a   DiRita, Victor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0031015444     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2191585.x     Document Type: Article

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