Identification and characterization of in vivo attenuated mutants of Brucella melitensis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 543-551

  Lestrate, P ^a   Delrue, R M ^a   Danese, I ^a   Didembourg, C ^a   Taminiau, B ^a   Mertens, P ^a   De Bolle, X ^a   Tibor, A ^a   Tang, C M ^b   Letesson, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ABORTION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DNA METABOLISM; DNA REPLICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENE LIBRARY; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033709980     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02150.x     Document Type: Article

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