Biology and molecular epidemiology of diphtheria toxin and the tox gene

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Holmes, Randall K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; FERROUS ION; HEME OXYGENASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; IMMUNIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPRESSOR GENE; TOXICITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; DIPHTHERIA; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS;

EID: 0034107745     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315554     Document Type: Article

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