Adrenergic regulation of bacterial virulence

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1248-1249

  Waldor, Matthew K ^a,c,d   Sperandio, Vanessa ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; EDITORIAL; ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; INNATE IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; YERSINIA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; NOREPINEPHRINE; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 34247468828     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513281     Document Type: Editorial

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