The thermostable direct hemolysin gene (tdh) of Vibrio hollisae is dissimilar in prevalence to and phylogenetically distant from the tdh genes of other vibrios: Implications in the horizontal transfer of the tdh gene

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-65

  Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki ^a   Janda, J Michael ^b   Ezaki, Takayuki ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene transfer; Hemolysin; Toxin gene; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; THERMOSTABILITY; VIBRIO;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; VIBRIO;

EID: 0030071782     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb03304.x     Document Type: Article

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