Chapter 9 Genetic Tools to Study Gene Expression During Bacterial Pathogen Infection

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue C, 2009, Pages 297-314

  Hsiao, Ansel ^a   Zhu, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PATHOGENICITY; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 60549102873     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2164(08)01009-5     Document Type: Review

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