Heterogeneity of human intestinal spirochaetes demonstrated by one-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of proteins visualised by 35S-methionine labelling and Coomassie Blue staining

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-9

  Barrett, S P ^a   Holton, J J M ^a   Hookey, J V ^b,c   Costas, M ^c   Ganner, M ^c   Mundy, R ^a   Wright, D J M ^d  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAZOLENE SODIUM; METHIONINE;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE; STAINING;

EID: 0029954075     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-45-1-6     Document Type: Article

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