Isolation and characterization of a Vibrio vulnificus mutant deficient in both extracellular metalloprotease and cytolysin

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 5943-5948

  Fan, J J ^a   Shao, C P ^a   Ho, Y C ^a   Yu, C K ^a   Hor, L I ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLYSIN; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CYTOTOXICITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOTOXINS; HUMANS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MICE; MUTATION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034865707     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.9.5943-5948.2001     Document Type: Article

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