Characterization of a Campylobacter jejuni VirK protein homolog as a novel virulence determinant

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5428-5436

  Novik, Veronica ^a   Hofreuter, Dirk ^a,b   Galán, Jorge E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRK PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC SCREENING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; MICE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 72449151677     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00528-09     Document Type: Article

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