Genetic diversity of the capsular polysaccharide C biosynthesis region of Bacteroides fragilis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 6182-6188

  Comstock, L E ^a   Pantosti, A ^a   Kasper, D L ^a  

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 0033784069     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.11.6182-6188.2000     Document Type: Article

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