The bvr locus of Listeria monocytogenes mediates virulence gene repression by β-glucosides

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 5024-5032

  Brehm, Klaus ^a,c   Ripio, María Teresa ^a   Kreft, Jürgen ^b   Vazquez Boland, Jose Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c Inst für Hyg un Mikrobiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; CELLOBIOSE; GLUCOSIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SALICIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE REPRESSION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0032839731     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.5024-5032.1999     Document Type: Article

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