An unexpected flaA homolog is present and expressed in Borrelia burgdorferi

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 552-556

  Ge, Yigong ^a   Charon, Nyles W ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN;

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; FLAGELLUM; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0031022824     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.2.552-556.1997     Document Type: Article

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