Swarmer cell differentiation in Proteus mirabilis

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1065-1073

  Rather, Philip N ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOFILM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SHORT SURVEY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICE; MOVEMENT; PROTEUS INFECTIONS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; VIRULENCE;

NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 22744453093     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00806.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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