New genotoxin shows diversity of bacterial attack mechanisms

Trends in Molecular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 91-93

  Lax, Alistair J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CAGA PROTEIN; COLIBACTIN; CYTOLETHAL DISTENDING TOXIN; CYTOTOXIC NECROTIZING FACTOR; FRAGILYSIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA TOXIN; POLYKETIDE; PROTEIN CIF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PATHOGENESIS; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA DAMAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MUTAGENS; PEPTIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33847608723     PISSN: 14714914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2007.01.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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