Cloning and characterization of the gene encoding the OmpU outer membrane protein of Vibrio cholerae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 5406-5409

  Sperandio, Vanessa ^a,b   Bailey, Camella ^a   Girón, Jorge A ^a   Dirita, Victor J ^c   Silveira, Wanderley D ^b   Vettore, André L ^b   Kaper, James B ^a  

^a University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0029805946     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.12.5406-5409.1996     Document Type: Article

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