Survival and proliferation of the lysogenic bacteriophage CTXΦ in Vibrio cholerae

Virologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-25

  Fan, Fenxia ^a   Kan, Biao ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

CTX ; evolution; lysogenic bacteriophage; regulation; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE; CHROMOSOME; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; VIRUS RELEASE; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS SURVIVAL; CHOLERA; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHOLERA; HUMANS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84923123645     PISSN: 16740769     EISSN: 1995820X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12250-014-3550-7     Document Type: Review

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