Identification of a novel insertion sequence element in Streptococcus agalactiae

Gene

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-56

  Spellerberg, Barbara ^a   Martin, Simone ^a   Franken, Carmen ^a   Berner, Reinhard ^b   Lütticken, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Group B streptococci; Hemolysin; IS982; ISSa4

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0033992343     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00469-2     Document Type: Article

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