Type 1 fimbriae mutants of Escherichia coli K12: characterization of recognized afimbriate strains and construction of new fim deletion mutants

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1439-1445

  Blomfjeld, I C ^a   McClain, M S ^a   Eisenstein, B I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELETION MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0025740667     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1991.tb00790.x     Document Type: Article

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