Molecular genetics and biochemistry of Yersinia lipopolysaccharide

APMIS

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 849-872

  Skurnik, Mikael ^a,b   Zhang, Lijuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

biochemistry; lipopolysaccharide; molecular genetics; O antigen; Yersinia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; O ANTIGEN; VACCINE;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030514013     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1996.tb04951.x     Document Type: Review

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