Evaluation of the role of constitutive isocitrate lyase activity in Yersinia pestis infection of the flea vector and mammalian host

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 7334-7337

  Sebbane, Florent ^a   Jarrett, Clayton O ^a   Linkenhoker, Jan R ^a   Hinnebusch, B Joseph ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOCITRATE LYASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLEA; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; FLEAS; INSECT VECTORS; ISOCITRATE LYASE; MICE; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA PESTIS; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 9244225662     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.72.12.7334-7337.2004     Document Type: Article

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