The cps locus Streptococcus suis serotype 2: Genetic determinant for the synthesis of sialic acid

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-134

  Smith, Hilde E ^a   De Vries, Ruth ^a   Slot, Ruben Van't ^a   Smits, Mari A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capsular locus; Sialic acid genes; Streptococcus suis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

SIALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE LOCUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 0033817431     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.2000.0372     Document Type: Article

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