Characterization of the gene cassette required for biosynthesis of the (α1→6)-linked N-acetyl-D-mannosamine-1-phosphate capsule of serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1533-1539

  Swartley, John S ^a,b   Liu, Li Jun ^a,b   Miller, Yoon K ^a,b   Martin, Larry E ^a,b   Edupuganti, Srilatha ^a,b   Stephens, David S ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIMERASE; MANNOSE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ESCHERICHIA; GALE; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0031918338     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.6.1533-1539.1998     Document Type: Article

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