Identification of two genes, cpsX and cpsY, with putative regulatory function on capsule expression in group B streptococci

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-168

  Koskiniemi, Satu ^a   Sellin, Mats ^a   Norgren, Mari ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capsule; Group B streptococcus; LysR; LytR; Phase variation; Regulation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031818051     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(98)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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