Expression in Escherichia coli of flaB, the gene coding for a periplasmic flagellin of Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 977-982

  Lin, Min ^a   Bughio, Nasreen ^a   Surujballi, O M ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; POLYHISTIDINE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; STRUCTURAL GENE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS;

EID: 0033508559     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-11-977     Document Type: Article

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