Plant models for animal pathogenesis

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 315-324

  Prithiviraj, B ^a   Weir, T ^a   Bais, H P ^a   Schweizer, H P ^a   Vivanco, J M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL DISEASE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG RESEARCH; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INFECTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RELIABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOTERRORISM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUTATION; PLANTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESEARCH DESIGN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 14044268128     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2005.00494.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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