Sequencing of porA from clinical isolates of Neisseria meningitidis defines a subtyping scheme and its genetic regulation

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-63

  Arhin, Francis F ^a   Moreau, France ^a   Coulton, James W ^a   Mills, Elaine L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; Neisseria meningitidis; Outer membrane proteins; PorA; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEGREGATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0031981684     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-1-56     Document Type: Article

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