A comparative genomics, network-based approach to understanding virulence in Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 6262-6272

  Gu, Jianying ^a   Wang, Yufeng ^b   Lilburn, Timothy ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c American Type Culture Collection ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEOME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 70350434306     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00475-09     Document Type: Article

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