Identification of a region of genetic variability among Bacillus anthracis strains and related species

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 377-384

  Andersen, Gary L ^a   Simchock, Jenny M ^a   Wilson, Kenneth H ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030033931     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.2.377-384.1996     Document Type: Article

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