Plasmid virulence gene expression induced by short-chain fatty acids in Salmonella dublin: Identification of rpoS-dependent and rpoS-independent mechanisms

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1409-1412

  El Gedaily, A ^a   Paesold, G ^a   Chen, C Y ^b   Guiney, D G ^b   Krause, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA DUBLIN; VIRULENCE;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DUBLIN;

EID: 0031050790     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.4.1409-1412.1997     Document Type: Article

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