Pseudomonas aeruginosa lasR transcription correlates with the transcription of lasA, lasB, and toxA in chronic lung infections associated with cystic fibrosis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2521-2528

  Storey, Douglas G ^a   Ujack, Eva E ^a   Rabin, Harvey R ^a,b,c   Mitchell, Ian ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031865630     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.6.2521-2528.1998     Document Type: Article

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