Co-ordination of Legionella pneumophila virulence with entry into stationary phase by ppGpp

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 721-731

  Hammer, Brian K ^a   Swanson, Michele S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; SODIUM; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH CURVE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

AMINO ACIDS; CELL DIVISION; FLAGELLIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; GUANOSINE TETRAPHOSPHATE; KINETICS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LIGASES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032782866     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01519.x     Document Type: Article

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