Ethanolamine utilization in bacterial pathogens: Roles and regulation

Nature Reviews Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 290-295

  Garsin, Danielle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHANOLAMINE; NITROGEN;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM; CARBON SOURCE; CATABOLISM; CELL MEMBRANE; GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; CELL MEMBRANE; ETHANOLAMINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77949547790     PISSN: 17401526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2334     Document Type: Review

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