Opa expression correlates with elevated transformation rates in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 171-178

  Hill, Stuart A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OPACITY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0033989430     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.1.171-178.2000     Document Type: Article

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