Pseudomonas aeruginosa B-band O-antigen chain length is modulated by Wzz (Rol)

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1482-1489

  Burrows, Lori L ^a   Chow, David ^a   Lam, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; O ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 0031038569     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1482-1489.1997     Document Type: Article

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