Virulence regulation in citrobacter rodentium: The art of timing

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-268

  Yang, Ji ^a,b   Tauschek, Marija ^a,b   Hart, Emily ^a,b   Hartland, Elizabeth L ^a,b   Robins Browne, Roy M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAC PROTEIN; REGA PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

CELL FUNCTION; CITROBACTER RODENTIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; CITROBACTER RODENTIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER RODENTIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77953583282     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2009.00114.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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