Staphylococcus aureus Agr and Sar global regulators influence internalization and induction of apoptosis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5238-5243

  Wesson, Carla A ^a   Liou, Linda E ^a   Todd, Kristine M ^a   Bohach, Gregory A ^a   Trumble, William R ^a   Bayles, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTERNALIZATION; MASTITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032441640     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5238-5243.1998     Document Type: Article

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