Rapid identification and cloning of bacterial transferrin and lactoferrin receptor protein genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7326-7328

  Ogunnariwo, Julius A ^a   Schryvers, Anthony B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INOSINE; LACTOFERRIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; TRANSFERRIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; HAEMOPHILUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORAXELLA; NEISSERIACEAE; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLACEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECIES;

ACTINOBACILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS; NEISSERIACEAE; PASTEURELLACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030447707     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7326-7328.1996     Document Type: Article

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