Characterization of rpoS alleles in Escherichia coli O157:H7 and in other E. coli serotypes

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 295-301

  Ferreira, A ^a   Rendano, L ^a   Wiedmann, M ^a   Boork, K J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; NUCLEOTIDES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO-ACIDS; CLINICAL ISOLATES; E. COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL ISOLATES; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISMS; SEQUENCE CONSERVATION; SEROTYPES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACID; DNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032999491     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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