Sequence diversity of flagellin (fliC) alleles in pathogenic Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 153-160

  Reid, Sean D ^a   Selander, Robert K ^a   Whittam, Thomas S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FLAGELLIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032930778     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.1.153-160.1999     Document Type: Article

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