Evolution of the major pilus gene cluster of Haemophilus influenzae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 4693-4703

  Mhlanga Mutangadura, Tendai ^a,b   Morlin, Gregory ^c   Smith, Arnold L ^c   Eisenstark, Abraham ^a,d   Golomb, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

^d Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; GENE CLUSTER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031720813     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.17.4693-4703.1998     Document Type: Article

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