Horizontally Transferred Genetic Elements and Their Role in Pathogenesis of Bacterial Disease

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 328-340

  Gyles, C ^a   Boerlin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

pathogenicity islands; plasmids; type 3 secretion; virulence genes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL TOXIN; IRON; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PLASMID; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; IRON; PLASMIDS; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84894574409     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985813511131     Document Type: Review

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