An epimerase gene essential for capsule synthesis in Vibrio vulnificus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2601-2606

  Zuppardo, Amy B ^a   Siebeling, Ronald J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0031864976     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.6.2601-2606.1998     Document Type: Article

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