Pathogenicity in isolates of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis PT4 which differ in RpoS expression: Effects of growth phase and low temperature

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 295-301

  Humphrey, T J ^a   Williams, A ^a   Mcalpine, K ^a   Jorgensen F ^a   O'Byrne, C ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; PEROXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; COLD EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GROWTH CURVE; HEAT TOLERANCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL TIME;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGES; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPING; SPLEEN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031786203     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268898001162     Document Type: Article

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