Cloning and analysis of a Borrelia burgdorferi membrane-interactive protein exhibiting haemolytic activity

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1201-1213

  Guina, Tina ^a   Oliver, Donald B ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; EQUUS CABALLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030741784     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4291786.x     Document Type: Article

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