Reduced polysialic acid capsule expression in Escherichia coli K1 mutants with chromosomal defects in kpsF

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-249

  Cieslewicz, Michael ^a,b   Vimr, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; POLYSIALIC ACID; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030828507     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5651942.x     Document Type: Article

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