Molecular basis of size and antigenic variation of a Mycoplasma hominis adhesin encoded by divergent vaa genes

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2737-2744

  Zhang, Qijing ^a   Wise, Kim S ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0029885953     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.7.2737-2744.1996     Document Type: Article

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