Identification of host-induced pathogen genes by differential fluorescence induction reporter systems

Nature Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 770-777

  Bumann, Dirk ^a,b   Valdivia, Raphael H ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL FLUORESCENCE INDUCTION; ELECTROPORATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE REPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34248529801     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.78     Document Type: Article

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