Importance of srtA and srtB for growth of Bacillus anthracis in macrophages

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 5222-5228

  Zink, Steven D ^a   Burns, Drusilla L ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GERMINATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRTA GENE; SRTB GENE;

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23344434498     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.8.5222-5228.2005     Document Type: Article

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