Virulence gene expression in vivo

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-289

  Shelburne, Samuel A ^a   Musser, James M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DECAL; differential expression analysis using a custom amplified library; GAS; gfp; green fluorescent protein; group A Streptococcus; in vitro expression technology; IVET; OspA; outer surface protein A; QRT PCR; quantitative RT PCR; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMOTAXIS; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; VIRULENCE; VIRUS GENE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MICE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; RABBITS; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 2942590649     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2004.04.013     Document Type: Review

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