The role of environmental factors in the regulation of virulence-determinant expression in Staphylococcus aureus 8325-4

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2469-2479

  Chan, Pan F ^a   Foster, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Regulation; Staphylococcus aureus; Surface protein; Toxin; Virulence

Indexed keywords

GYRASE INHIBITOR; HEMOLYSIN; NOVOBIOCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A; SUCROSE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031696150     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-9-2469     Document Type: Article

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