Clonally diverse rfb gene clusters are involved in expression of a family of related D-galactan O antigens in Klebsiella species

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5205-5214

  Kelly, Robert F ^a   Whitfield, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; KLEBSIELLA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; KLEBSIELLA;

EID: 0029788981     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5205-5214.1996     Document Type: Article

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