Analysis of stress- and host cell-induced expression of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis inorganic pyrophosphatase

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-5

  Triccas, James A ^a,b   Gicquel, Brigitte ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CENTENARY INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC CODE; HOST CELL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH MEASUREMENT; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MACROPHAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MURINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PEGANTHA; VICTORIA;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; INORGANIC PYROPHOSPHATASE; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PYROPHOSPHATASES;

EID: 19044387815     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-1-3     Document Type: Article

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