Signature-tagged mutagenesis in the identification of virulence genes in pathogens

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 451-458

  Shea, Jacqueline E ^a   Santangelo, Joseph D ^a   Feldman, Robert G ^a  

^a Microscience Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; INFECTION; MICROBIAL GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033792047     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00120-X     Document Type: Review

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