The alternative sigma factor, σ(E), is critically important for the virulence of Salmonella typhimurium

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1560-1568

  Humphreys, Sue ^a   Stevenson, Andrew ^a   Bacon, Andrew ^b   Weinhardt, A Barbara ^c   Roberts, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIVE VACCINE; SALMONELLOSIS VACCINE; SIGMA FACTOR; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GENE INACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEYER PATCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SPLEEN;

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0033051014     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.4.1560-1568.1999     Document Type: Article

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