Analysis of sequences flanking the vap regions of Dichelobacter nodosus: Evidence for multiple integration events, a killer system, and a new genetic element

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 553-562

  Bloomfield, Garry A ^a   Whittle, Gabrielle ^a   McDonagh, Matthew B ^a   Katz, Margaret E ^a   Cheetham, Brian F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conjugative transposon; Footrot; Horizontal gene transfer; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOT ROT; GENE TRANSFER; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSPOSON; VIRULENCE;

DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031059303     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-2-553     Document Type: Article

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