Differential expression of Listeria monocytogenes virulence genes in mammalian host cells

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 323-336

  Bubert, A ^a,b   Sokolovic, Z ^a   Chun, S K ^a   Papatheodorou, L ^a   Simm, A ^a   Goebel, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Green fluorescent protein; Listeria monocytogenes; Mammalian cells; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Virulence gene expression

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOSOL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOST CELL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LIVER CELL; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MAMMALIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033036962     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050973     Document Type: Article

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