Features of Bacillus cereus swarm cells

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 161, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 743-749

  Senesi, Sonia ^a   Salvetti, Sara ^a   Celandroni, Francesco ^a   Ghelardi, Emilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Flagellum dependent HBL export; Genetic control; Swarm cell differentiation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTILITY; COLONY FORMATION; FLAGELLUM; HOST; HYBRID; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWARM CELL; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78649843755     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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