Evidence for the presence in Burkholderia pseudomallei of a type III secretion system-associated gene cluster

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 649-656

  Winstanley, C ^a,b   Hales, B A ^a   Hart, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CELL SECRETION; GENE CLUSTER; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 0032789920     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-7-649     Document Type: Article

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