Molecular basis of variation in protective SzP proteins of Streptococcus zooepidemicus

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1129-1133

  Walker, John A ^a,b   Timoney, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Midway College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032161833     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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