Regulation of virulence genes in mycobacterium tuberculosis

International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM

Volumn 291, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 171-182

  Mehrotra, Jyoti ^a   Bishai, William R ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; VIRULENCE;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; SIGMA FACTOR; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035350324     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00113     Document Type: Article

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