Transcriptome analysis of Neisseria meningitidis during infection

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 155-164

  Dietrich, Guido ^a,c   Kurz, Sebastian ^a   Hübner, Claudia ^a   Aepinus, Christian ^a   Theiss, Stephanie ^a   Guckenberger, Matthias ^a   Panzner, Ursula ^a   Weber, Jacqueline ^b   Frosch, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MWG Biotech AG   (Germany)

^c Berna Biotech AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL INTERACTION; CELL TYPE; DNA MICROARRAY; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP B; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROTEOME; SIALYLTRANSFERASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0037215534     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.1.155-164.2003     Document Type: Article

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