Purification and characterization of VSH-1, a generalized transducing bacteriophage of Serpulina hyodysenteriae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 323-329

  Humphrey, Sam B ^a   Stanton, Thad B ^a   Jensen, Neil S ^a   Zuerner, Richard L ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

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ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE; BRACHYSPIRA; CELL ADHESION; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DYSENTERY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SPIROCHETE;

EID: 0031014707     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.2.323-329.1997     Document Type: Article

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