Effect of inactivation of degS on Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium in vitro and in vivo

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 459-463

  Rowley, Gary ^a   Stevenson, Andrew ^a   Kormanec, Jan ^b   Roberts, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DEGS PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DEGS GENE; ENZYME ASSAY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 11144298928     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.1.459-463.2005     Document Type: Article

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