The effect of mutation on Rhodococcus equi virulence plasmid gene expression and mouse virulence

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 219-230

  Ren, Jun ^a   Prescott, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetics; Mouse model; Rhodococcus equi; Virulence

Indexed keywords

APRAMYCIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR VAPA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MACROPHAGE; MARKER GENE; MICROBIAL ATTENUATION; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; REGULATOR GENE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OPERON; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; VIRULENCE;

RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 7044264443     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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