Molecular cloning and mutagenesis of a DNA locus involved in lipooligosaccharide biosynthesis in Haemophilus somnus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 310-319

  Wu, Yanping ^a   McQuiston, Jennifer H ^a,b   Cox, Andrew ^c   Pack, Todd D ^a,d   Inzana, Thomas J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d ReceptorPro Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; DNA FRAGMENT; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; HAEMOPHILUS; HISTOPHILUS SOMNI; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

HAEMOPHILUS SOMNUS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0033980906     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.1.310-319.2000     Document Type: Article

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