Identification of additional genes required for O-antigen biosynthesis in Vibrio cholerae O1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2147-2153

  Fallarino, Angelo ^a   Mavrangelos, Chris ^a   Stroeher, Uwe H ^a   Manning, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN FUNCTION; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; GALE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0030898758     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2147-2153.1997     Document Type: Article

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