Multiple factors independently regulate hilA and invasion gene expression in Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1872-1882

  Lucas, Robin L ^a   Lostroh, C Phoebe ^a   DiRusso, Concetta C ^b   Spector, Michael P ^c   Wanner, Barry L ^d   Lee, Catherine A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CELL INVASION; CELL MOTILITY; EPISTASIS; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PHENOTYPE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEIRA; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0034106676     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.7.1872-1882.2000     Document Type: Article

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