Transient transcriptional activation of the Vibrio cholerae El Tor virulence regulator ToxT in response to culture conditions

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2178-2183

  Medrano, Ana I ^a,b   Dirita, Victor J ^c   Castillo, Gabriela ^b   Sanchez, Joaquin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0032902412     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.5.2178-2183.1999     Document Type: Article

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