Cloning and genetic characterization of Helicobacter pylori catalase and construction of a catalase-deficient mutant strain

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6960-6967

  Odenbreit, Stefan ^a   Wieland, Björn ^b   Haas, Rainer ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0029809179     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6960-6967.1996     Document Type: Article

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