Isolation and characterization of Francisella novicida mutants defective in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-67

  Cowley, Siobhan C ^a   Gray, Catherine J ^a   Nano, Francis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Francisella; LPS; Tularemia

Indexed keywords

DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; ERYTHROMYCIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; O ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FRANCISELLA; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FRANCISELLA; GUINEA PIGS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; O ANTIGENS; PHENOTYPE;

FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA;

EID: 0033989920     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00570-4     Document Type: Article

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