Conserved organization in the cps gene clusters for expression of Escherichia coli group 1 K antigens: Relationship to the colanic acid biosynthesis locus and the cps genes from Klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2307-2313

  Rahn, Andrea ^a   Drummelsmith, Jolyne ^a   Whitfield, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032963804     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2307-2313.1999     Document Type: Article

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