The identification of response regulators of Branhamella catarrhalis using PCR

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 351-354

  Mibus, Deborah J ^a   Mee, Brian J ^a   McGregor, Karen F ^a   Garbin, Christine D ^a   Chang, Barbara J ^a  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Branhamella catarrhalis; PhoB; Response regulator; Two component signal transduction

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGULATOR GENE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032422734     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(98)00107-2     Document Type: Article

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