The role of Bacillus anthracis germinant receptors in germination and virulence

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-375

  Carr, Katherine A ^a   Lybarger, Suzanne R ^a   Anderson, Erica C ^a   Janes, Brian K ^a   Hanna, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INOSINE; PROTEIN GERH; PROTEIN GERK; PROTEIN GERL; PROTEIN GERS; PROTEIN GERX; PURINE NUCLEOSIDE; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SPORE GERMINATION;

ALANINE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; INOSINE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; OPERON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 74349119961     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06972.x     Document Type: Article

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