Characterization of the locus encoding the Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F capsular polysaccharide biosynthetic pathway

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 751-763

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

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031036832     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2551624.x     Document Type: Article

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