Macrophage-mediated germination of Bacillus anthracis endospores requires the gerH operon

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3954-3959

  Weiner, Matthew A ^a   Hanna, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM 45; CYTOCHALASIN D; DNA;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERH OPERON; GERMINATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CELL LINE; INOSINE; MACROPHAGES; MICE; OPERON; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0037634232     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.7.3954-3959.2003     Document Type: Article

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