A system for identifying post-invasion functions of invasion genes: Requirements for the Mxi-Spa type III secretion pathway of Shigella flexneri in intercellular dissemination

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 675-689

  Schuch, Raymond ^a   Sandlin, Robin C ^a   Maurelli, Anthony T ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVASIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VACUOLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLOSIS; TISSUE CULTURE CELL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 0032746658     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01627.x     Document Type: Article

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