Characterization of the Coxieila burnetii sucB gene encoding an immunogenic dihydrolipoamide succinyltransferase

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 743-749

  Van Nguyen, Sa ^a   To, Ho ^a   Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi ^a   Fukushi, Hideto ^a   Hirai, Katsuya ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; E2o; Q fever; SucB

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE SUCCINYLTRANSFERASE; ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; Q FEVER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENE; BLOOD; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RABBIT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COXIELLA BURNETII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RICKETTSIALES;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; Q FEVER; RABBITS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0032613405     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1999.tb02465.x     Document Type: Article

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