Unravelling the mysteries of virulence gene regulation in Salmonella typhimurium

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1024-1033

  Lucas, Robin L ^a   Lee, Catherine A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034034613     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01961.x     Document Type: Review

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