Differential expression of the invasion-associated locus B (ialB) gene of Bartonella bacilliformis in response to environmental cues

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 179-186

  Coleman, Sherry A ^a   Minnick, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial pathogenesis; Bartonella bacilliformis; Erythrocyte adherence and invasion; Invasion associated locus B (ialB) gene

Indexed keywords

HEMIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BARTONELLA BACILLIFORMIS; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPRESSION VECTOR; HOST; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SAMPLE; SPECIES INVASION; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA BACILLIFORMIS; LUTZOMYIA VERRUCARUM;

EID: 0037381825     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-4010(03)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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