Characterization of MgtC, a virulence factor of Salmonella enterica serovar typhi

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Retamal, Patricio ^a,b   Castillo Ruiz, Mario ^a   Mora, Guido C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM ION; MAGNESIUM TRANSPORT C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; MAGNESIUM; MGTC PROTEIN, SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PHENOTYPE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; REPORTER GENE; SALMONELLA TYPHI;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; MAGNESIUM; PHENOTYPE; SALMONELLA TYPHI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 65849366314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005551     Document Type: Article

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