Analysis of the Staphylococcus epidermidis genes epiF, -E, and -G involved in epidermin immunity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 531-536

  Peschel, Andreas ^a   Götz, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMIN;

ARTICLE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030058860     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.2.531-536.1996     Document Type: Article

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