Sequencing of Escherichia coli O111 O-antigen gene cluster and identification of O111-specific genes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3182-3187

  Wang, Lei ^a   Curd, Heather ^a   Qu, Wenjia ^a   Reeves, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DNA POLYMERASE; FLIPPASE; O ANTIGEN; SHIGA TOXIN; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE CLUSTER; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 0031697074     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3182-3187.1998     Document Type: Article

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