Characterisation of p-nitrophenylglycerol-resistant Proteus mirabilis super-swarming mutants

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1039-1048

  Liaw, S J ^a   Lia, H C ^a   Ho, S W ^a   Luh, K T ^a   Wang, W B ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN RSBA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INVASION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 0035193660     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-12-1039     Document Type: Article

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