In vivo and ex vivo regulation of bacterial virulence gene expression

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-26

  Cotter, Peggy A ^a   Miller, Jeff F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031987985     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(98)80138-0     Document Type: Article

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