Expression of katG in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is associated with its growth and persistence in mice and guinea pigs

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1030-1035

  Li, Zhongming ^a   Kelley, Cynthia ^a   Collins, Frank ^a   Rouse, David ^a   Morris, Sheldon ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; PEROXIDASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GUINEA PIG; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0031957229     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515254     Document Type: Article

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