RNA-mediated control of virulence gene expression in bacterial pathogens

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 280-285

  Johansson, Jörgen ^a   Cossart, Pascale ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; RNA DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; ERWINIA; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PARAMETERS; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; NONHUMAN; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERMORECEPTOR;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO;

EID: 0038341634     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(03)00118-5     Document Type: Review

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