AtxA, a Bacillus anthracis global virulence regulator

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 161, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 735-742

  Fouet, Agnès ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

AtxA; Bacillus anthracis; Regulator; Regulon; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACIS TOXIN ACTIVATOR PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; HUMANS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 78649828411     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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