Bacteriophage-bacteriophage interactions in the evolution of pathogenic bacteria

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 137-144

  Boyd, E Fidelma ^a   Davis, Brigid M ^a   Hochhut, Bianca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0035283221     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(01)01960-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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