GATC sites might regulate virulence of Salmonella typhimurium

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 555-557

  Chatti, Abdelwaheb ^a   Landoulsi, Ahmed ^a  

^a Struggle and Prevention   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LETTER; MISMATCH REPAIR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICE; MUTATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); VIRULENCE;

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 53849142542     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2008.0099     Document Type: Letter

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