Homologues of insecticidal toxin complex genes in Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1A and their contribution to virulence

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 6860-6867

  Tennant, Sharon M ^a   Skinner, Narelle A ^b   Joe, Angela ^a   Robins Browne, Roy M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPE; COMPLEX FORMATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMIC SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION; TC GENE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, INSECT; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 25444446343     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.10.6860-6867.2005     Document Type: Article

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