Genetic and chemical characterization of a mutant that disrupts synthesis of the lipopolysaccharide core tetrasaccharide in Rhizobium leguminosarum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6403-6406

  Allaway, D ^a   Jeyaretnam, B ^b   Carlson, R W ^b   Poole, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM;

EID: 0029858149     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.21.6403-6406.1996     Document Type: Article

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