Differentiation of coxiella burnetii by sequence analysis of the gene (com1) encoding a 27-kDa outer membrane protein

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 871-877

  Zhang, Guo Quan ^a   To, Ho ^a   Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Fukushi, Hideto ^a   Hirai, Katsuya ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

com1 gene sequence; Coxiella burnetii; Outer membrane protein; Q fever

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; Q FEVER; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031440897     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01943.x     Document Type: Article

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