Mutations in Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI2) genes affecting transcription of SPI1 genes and resistance to antimicrobial agents

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 4775-4780

  Deiwick, Jörg ^a   Nikolaus, Thomas ^a   Shea, Jaqueline E ^b   Gleeson, Colin ^b   Holden, David W ^b   Hensel, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; POLYMYXIN B; SALMONELLA PATHOGENICITY ISLAND 2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031656417     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.18.4775-4780.1998     Document Type: Article

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