ssrA (tmRNA) plays a role in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium pathogenesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1558-1563

  Julio, Steven M ^a   Heithoff, Douglas M ^a   Mahan, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE P22; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; LYSOGENY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIRULENCE; VIRUS INTEGRATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0034056347     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.6.1558-1563.2000     Document Type: Article

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