Presence of type III secretion genes in Burkholderia pseudomallei correlates with Ara- phenotypes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 883-885

  Winstanley, Craig ^a   Hart, C Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033974738     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.883-885.2000     Document Type: Article

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