Generation and testing of mutants of enterocoecus faecalis in a mouse peritonitis model

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 1416-1420

  Singh, Kavindra V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FECES; FEMALE; GELATINASES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MICE; MUTATION; PERITONITIS; RATS;

EID: 0031755702     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314453     Document Type: Article

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