Targeted gene disruption for the analysis of virulence of Staphylococcus aureus

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 391, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-112

  Fitzgerald, J Ross ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Allele replacement; Pathogenesis; Staphylococcus aureus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTAGENESIS; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE; TEMPERATURE; VIRULENCE;

ALLELES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGES; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 36549089395     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-468-0:103     Document Type: Article

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