Probing bacterial gene expression within host cells

被引:40
作者
Valdivia, RH
Falkow, S
机构
[1] Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, Stanford
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10.1016/S0966-842X(97)01111-6
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The study of bacterial gene expression in the host environment is critical to our understanding of the disease process. New research tools, such as luciferase and green fluorescent protein, provide the means to measure bacterial responses to the intracellular environment with minimal perturbations and with single-cell resolution.
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页码:360 / 363
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