Cloning and characterization of the haemocin immunity gene of Haemophilus influenzae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1684-1689

  Murley, Yvette M ^a   Edlind, Thomas D ^a   Pozsgay, Judith M ^a   Lipuma, John J ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 0031045912     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.5.1684-1689.1997     Document Type: Article

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