Type IV secretion and Brucella virulence

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 341-348

  Boschiroli, Maria Laura ^a   Ouahrani Bettache, Safia ^a   Foulongne, Vincent ^a   Michaux Charachon, Sylvie ^a   Bourg, Gisele ^a   Allardet Servent, Annick ^a   Cazevieille, Chantal ^a   Lavigne, Jean Phillipe ^a   Liautard, Jean Pierre ^a   Ramuz, Michel ^a   O'Callaghan, David ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Brucella; Phagosome acidification; Quorum sensing; TFSS; VirB; VirB12

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACIDIFICATION; ATTENUATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CELL SECRETION; ENDOSOME; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE STRUCTURE; HOST CELL; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRB GENE;

BRUCELLA;

EID: 0037146711     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(02)00219-5     Document Type: Article

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