Regulatory factors of Bordetella pertussis affecting virulence gene expression

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 197-203

  König, Jochen ^a   Bock, Andreas ^a   Perraud, Anne Laure ^a   Fuchs, Thilo M ^a   Beier, Dagmar ^a   Gross, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; TOXIN;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULON;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORDETELLA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS;

EID: 0036196171     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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