Identification of a gene encoding a methyl-accepting chemotaxis-like protein from Campylobacter coli and its use in a molecular typing scheme for campylobacters

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 317-326

  Gonzalez, I ^a   Richardson, P T ^a   Collins, M D ^a   Park, S F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); GENE ENCODING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBES; SIGNAL ENCODING;

CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CHEMOTAXI; DEGENERATE PRIMERS; DNA PROBE; ENCODINGS; GENES ENCODING; MOLECULAR TYPING; PCR AMPLIFICATION; WILD TYPES;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEMOATTRACTANT; METHYL ACCEPTING CHEMOTAXIS LIKE PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CHEMOTAXIS; DNA PROBE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 0031652725     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00510.x     Document Type: Article

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