Biological function of the dTDP-rhamnose synthesis pathway in Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1126-1134

  Tsukioka, Yuichi ^a   Yamashita, Yoshihisa ^a   Oho, Takahiko ^a   Nakano, Yoshio ^a   Koga, Toshihiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHAMNOSE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0031046311     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.4.1126-1134.1997     Document Type: Article

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