Characterization of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-99

  Paton, James C ^a   Morona, Judy K ^a   Morona, Renato ^b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CHROMOSOME; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030899799     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1997.3.89     Document Type: Article

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