The Brucella abortus host factor I (HF-I) protein contributes to stress resistance during stationary phase and is a major determinant of virulence in mice

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 690-700

  Robertson, Gregory T ^a   Roop II, R Martin ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; LIVER; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; STRESS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032702842     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01629.x     Document Type: Article

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