The ompU paralogue vca1008 is required for virulence of Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 5167-5171

  Osorio, Carlos G ^b   Martinez Wilson, Hector ^a   Camilli, Andrew ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; INTESTINE INFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 3242759826     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.15.5167-5171.2004     Document Type: Article

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