Brucella abortus HtrA functions as an authentic stress response protease but is not required for wild-type virulence in BALB/c mice

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 5911-5913

  Phillips, R W ^a   Roop II, R M ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; STRESS; YERSINIA;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; PERIPLASMIC PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SPLEEN; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034861176     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.9.5911-5913.2001     Document Type: Article

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