Shining a light on an opportunistic pathogen

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 6325-6326

  McBride, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSENSOR; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FOOD CHAIN; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE DISRUPTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLOR; LIGHT; PHOTOTROPISM;

EID: 78649648345     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01141-10     Document Type: Note

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