Molecular characterization of Mycoplasma arthritidis membrane lipoprotein MAA1

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 437-442

  Washburn, Leigh Rice ^a   Miller, Elizabeth J ^a   Weaver, Keith E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN MAA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOPLASMA ARTHRITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; STOP CODON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; LIPOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033957256     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.2.437-442.2000     Document Type: Article

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