The σB regulon influences internalization of Staphylococcus aureus by osteoblasts

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 4167-4170

  Nair, Sean P ^a   Bischoff, Markus ^b   Senn, Maria M ^b   Berger Bächi, Brigitte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INTERNALIZATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; SIGMAB REGULON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; OPERON; OSTEOBLASTS; REGULON; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037972354     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.7.4167-4170.2003     Document Type: Article

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