Repeat-associated phase variable genes in the complete genome sequence of Neisseria meningitidis strain MC58

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 207-215

  Saunders, Nigel J ^c   Jeffries, Alex C ^c   Peden, John F ^c   Hood, Derek W ^c   Tettelin, Herve ^a   Rappuoli, Rino ^b   Moxon, E Richard ^c  

^a J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; BACTERIOCIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; REPETITIVE DNA;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PHENOTYPE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS SEROGROUP B; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0000361948     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02000.x     Document Type: Review

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