Characterization of pathogenicity island prophage in clinical and environmental strains of Vibrio cholera

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1742-1749

  Mohammadi Barzelighi, H ^a   Bakhshi, B ^b   Rastegar Lari, A ^a   Pourshafie, M R ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TCPA GENE; TOXT GENE; VERO CELL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENOMIC ISLANDS; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROPHAGES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VERO CELLS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 81355150579     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.031732-0     Document Type: Article

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