Genomic, protein homogeneity and antigenic variability of Mycoplasma agalactiae

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 45-58

  Solsona, Michel ^a   Lambert, Maurice ^a   Poumarat, François ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Antigenic variability; Epidemiology; Genetics; Mycoplasma agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MYCOPLASMA AGALACTIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYCOPLASMA AGALACTIAE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; MYCOPLASMA; RUMINANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0029894694     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(95)00200-6     Document Type: Article

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