Caenorhabditis elegans as a model for studying Cronobacter sakazakii ATCC BAA-894 pathogenesis

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 540-549

  Sivamaruthi, Bhagavathi Sundaram ^a   Ganguli, Abhijit ^b   Kumar, Mukesh ^b   Bhaviya, Sheker ^a   Pandian, Shunmugiah Karutha ^a   Balamurugan, Krishnaswamy ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Cronobacter sakazakii; Innate immune system

Indexed keywords

LECTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; DISEASE MODEL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTESTINES; LECTINS, C-TYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 80054078105     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000377     Document Type: Article

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