Genetic organization of the Escherichia coli K10 capsule gene cluster: Identification and characterization of two conserved regions in group III capsule gene clusters encoding polysaccharide transport functions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2279-2285

  Clarke, Bradley R ^a   Pearce, Rowan ^a   Roberts, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA PROBE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032963286     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2279-2285.1999     Document Type: Article

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