Genetic organisation of the capsule biosynthetic locus of Pasteurella multocida M1404 (B:2)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 121-134

  Boyce, John D ^a   Chung, Jing Y ^a   Adler, Ben ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capsule biosynthesis; Haemorrhagic septicaemia; Pasteurella multocida

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROTYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLIFORMES; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA;

EID: 0033967510     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00193-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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