Acquisition of the rfb-gnd cluster in evolution of Escherichia coli O55 and O157

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 6183-6191

  Tarr, P I ^a   Schoening, L M ^a   Yea, Y L ^a   Ward, T R ^a   Jelacic, S ^a   Whittam, T S ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; EVOLUTION; GENOME, BACTERIAL; O ANTIGENS; PHOSPHOGLUCONATE DEHYDROGENASE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0033768060     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.21.6183-6191.2000     Document Type: Article

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