Induction of the Yersinia Type 3 Secretion System as an All-or-None Phenomenon

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 373, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-37

  Wiley, David J ^a   Rosqvist, Roland ^b   Schesser, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

gene expression; induction; type 3 secretion; Yersinia; Yops

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); YERSINIA; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 34548561946     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.07.077     Document Type: Article

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