Mutation of tryptophanase gene tnaA in Edwardsiella tarda reduces lipopolysaccharide production, antibiotic resistance and virulence

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 603-612

  Han, Yin ^a,b   Yang, Chun Li ^a   Yang, Qian ^a   Qi, Zizhong ^a   Liu, Wenzheng ^a   Xu, Zhi Hong ^a   Zhu, Wei Ming ^a   Bossier, Peter ^b   Zhang, Xiao Hua ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DANIO RERIO; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80053467627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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