Mutagenesis of Burkholderia pseudomallei with Tn5-OT182: Isolation of motility mutants and molecular characterization of the flagellin structural gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2116-2125

  Deshazer, David ^a   Brett, Paul J ^a   Carlyon, Robert ^a   Woods, Donald E ^a  

^a Health Sciences Centre Calgary   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE ISOLATION; MELIOIDOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRUCTURAL GENE; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CRICETINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; PSEUDOMONAS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030992208     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2116-2125.1997     Document Type: Article

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