Role of rpoS in stress survival and virulence of Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 773-784

  Yildiz, Fitnat H ^a   Schoolnik, Gary K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0031906352     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.4.773-784.1998     Document Type: Article

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