The gacA gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 is not required for full virulence in Bombyx mori

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-95

  Chieda, Yuuka ^a,b   Iiyama, Kazuhiro ^a   Lee, Jae Man ^a   Kusakabe, Takahiro ^a   Yasunaga Aoki, Chisa ^a   Shimizu, Susumu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; gacA; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; uvrC; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; GACA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; UVRC; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA; GENES;

ANIMALS;

BOMBYX MORI; INVERTEBRATA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VERTEBRATA;

BACTERIUM; BOMBYX MORI; GENETIC MODIFICATION; SERICULTURE; SILKWORM;

EID: 34547117883     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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