Regulation of bacterial virulence gene expression by the host environment

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 565-569

  Guiney, Donald G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEAT SHOCK; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; REVIEW;

EID: 0031034470     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119196     Document Type: Review

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