Identification of the aspartate-β-semialdehyde dehydrogenase gene of Legionella pneumophila and characterization of a null mutant

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1898-1903

  Harb, Omar S ^a   Kwaik, Yousef Abu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; DIAMINOPIMELIC ACID; LIVE VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHIC MUTANT; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DRUG DESIGN; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HOST CELL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 0031901409     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.5.1898-1903.1998     Document Type: Article

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