Tetrapac (tpc), a novel genotype of Neisseria gonorrhoeae affecting epithelial cell invasion, natural transformation competence and cell separation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1357-1372

  Fussenegger, Martin ^a   Kahrs, Andreas F ^a   Facius, Dirk ^a   Meyer, Thomas F ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INST FÜR BIOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CELL INVASION; CELL SEPARATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030007183     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1996.tb02479.x     Document Type: Article

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