Sequence characterization of two new members of a multi-gene family in Serpulina hyodysenteriae (B204) with homology to a 39 kDa surface exposed protein: vspC and D

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 273-283

  McCaman, Michael T ^a   Auer, Kim ^b   Foley, Wayne ^a   Gabe, Jeffrey D ^c  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

^b St Rose Hospital   (United States)

^c Point Biomedical Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi gene; Serpulina hyodysenteriae; Surface protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BRACHYSPIRA; GENE CLUSTER; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA PRIMERS; DNA PROBES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SERPULINA HYODYSENTERIAE; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHYSPIRA; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032887432     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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