Temperature-dependent flagellar antigen phase variation in Escherichia coli

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 457-463

  Ratiner, Yuli A ^a  

^a MECHNIKOV RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR VACCINES AND SERA   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Flagellar antigen; Phase variation; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032752438     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)00111-4     Document Type: Article

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