Transfer of the core region genes of the Yersinia enterocolitica WA-C serotype O:8 high-pathogenicity island to Y. enterocolitica MRS40, a strain with low levels of pathogenicity, confers a yersiniabactin biosynthesis phenotype and enhanced mouse virulence

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1832-1841

  Pelludat, Cosima ^a   Hogardt, Michael ^a   Heesemann, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE; SIDEROPHORE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; YERSINIABACTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE TRANSFER; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHENOTYPE; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0036130631     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.4.1832-1841.2002     Document Type: Article

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