Chromosomal regions specific to pathogenic isolates of Escherichia coli have a phylogenetically clustered distribution

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1159-1165

  Boyd, E Fidelma ^a   Hartl, Daniel L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMOSOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SUBGROUP A;

EID: 0031885976     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.5.1159-1165.1998     Document Type: Article

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