Identification and characterization of phoN-Sf, a gene on the large plasmid of Shigella flexneri 2a encoding a nonspecific phosphatase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4548-4554

  Uchiya, Kei Ichi ^a   Tohsuji, Michiyoshi ^a   Nikai, Toshiaki ^a   Sugihara, Hisayoshi ^a   Sasakawa, Chihiro ^b  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MORGANELLA MORGANII; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI 2A; TYPHIMURIUM; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

EID: 0029786040     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4548-4554.1996     Document Type: Article

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