Enterococcus faecalis mutations affecting virulence in the Caenorhabditis elegans model host

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2634-2637

  Maadani, Arash ^a   Fox, Kristina A ^a   Mylonakis, Elftherios ^b   Garsin, Danielle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INSERTION; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MICE; MUTATION; PERITONITIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 34248386490     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01372-06     Document Type: Article

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