First chromosomal restriction map of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and localization of putative virulence-associated genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4161-4169

  Oswald, Winfried ^a   Konine, Denis V ^a   Rohde, Judith ^a   Gerlach, Gerald F ^a  

^a Institut fur Mikrobiologie und Tierseuchen   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032789402     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4161-4169.1999     Document Type: Article

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