Identification of the O antigen polymerase (rfc) gene in Escherichia coli O4 by insertional mutagenesis using a nonpolar chloramphenicol resistance cassette

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 240-247

  Lukomski, Slawomir ^a   Hull, Richard A ^a   Hull, Sheila I ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DNA POLYMERASE; O ANTIGEN; O ANTIGEN POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030052359     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.1.240-247.1996     Document Type: Article

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