Francisella genes required for replication in mosquito cells

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1108-1116

  Read, Amanda ^a,b   Vogl, Sigrid J ^a   Hueffer, Karsten ^a   Gallagher, Larry A ^c   Happ, George M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Francisella; Mosquito hemocyte like cells; Pathogenicity; Vector biology; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FRANCISELLA; GENETICS; GENOMIC ISLAND; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FRANCISELLA; GENOMIC ISLANDS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 56749085851     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1108:FGRFRI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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