Genetic characterization of a Tn5-disrupted glycosyltransferase gene homolog in Brucella abortus and its effect on lipopolysaccharide composition and virulence

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3830-3835

  McQuiston, J R ^a   Vemulapalli, R ^a   Inzana, T J ^a   Schurig, G G ^a   Sriranganathan, N ^a   Fritzinger, D ^b   Hadfield, T L ^c   Warren, R A ^d   Snellings, N ^d   Hoover, D ^d   Halling, S M ^e   Boyle, S M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b SRA Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BRUCELLA ABORTUS;

EID: 0032811335     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.8.3830-3835.1999     Document Type: Article

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