Genetic analysis of Shigella sonnei form I antigen: Identification of a novel IS630 as an essential element for the form I antigen expression

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 165-173

  Houng, Huo Shu H ^a   Venkatesan, Malabi M ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Form I antigen; IS630 sequence; LPS synthesis; rfb operon; Shigella sonnei; Vi antigen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 0031786140     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1998.0222     Document Type: Article

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