Role of RpoS in the virulence of Citrobacter rodentium

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 501-507

  Dong, Tao ^a   Coombes, Brian K ^a   Schellhorn, Herb E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR RPOS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CITROBACTER RODENTIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CITROBACTER RODENTIUM; COLON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SIGMA FACTOR; VIRULENCE;

EID: 58449119233     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00850-08     Document Type: Article

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