Regulation of hypercompetence in Legionella pneumophila

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3814-3825

  Sexton, Jessica A ^a   Vogel, Joseph P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MUTATION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 2942545819     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.12.3814-3825.2004     Document Type: Article

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