Genes associated with the meningococcal capsule complex are also found in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3342-3345

  Petering, Holger ^a   Hammerschmidt, Sven ^a   Frosch, Matthias ^a   Van Putten, Jos P M ^b,d   Ison, Catherine A ^c   Robertson, Brian D ^b,c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029891716     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3342-3345.1996     Document Type: Article

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