Duplication of pilus gene complexes of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6564-6570

  Read, Timothy D ^a   Dowdell, Melanie ^a,c   Satola, Sarah W ^a   Farley, Monica M ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PERL Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEMADSORPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE BIOTYPE AEGYPTIUS;

EID: 0029855069     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6564-6570.1996     Document Type: Article

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