Antigenic variation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Production of multiple lipooligosaccharides

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 982-986

  Burch, Christina L ^a   Danaher, Robert J ^a,b   Stein, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GONORRHEA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOMAL FRAMESHIFTING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EID: 0031024275     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.3.982-986.1997     Document Type: Article

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