Characterization of emb, a gene encoding the major adhesin of Streptococcus defectivus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-56

  Manganelli, Riccardo ^a,b   Van De Rijn, Ivo ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0032919552     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.1.50-56.1999     Document Type: Article

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