Genetic mechanisms of virulence in listeria monocytogenes

Genetika

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 286-293

  Ermolaeva, S A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; REVIEW; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035294449     PISSN: 00166758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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