Enterococcus faecalis mammalian virulence-related factors exhibit potent pathogenicity in the Arabidopsis thaliana plant model

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 464-475

  Jha, Ajay K ^a   Bais, Harsh P ^a   Vivanco, Jorge M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MODEL; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT MICROORGANISM INTERACTION; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 11144259295     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.1.464-475.2005     Document Type: Article

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