Identification and genetic characterization of Haemophilus influenzae genetic island 1

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2630-2637

  Chang, Chih Ching ^a   Gilsdorf, Janet R ^a   Dirita, Victor J ^b   Marrs, Carl F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRASE; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; GENE LOCUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0034016417     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.5.2630-2637.2000     Document Type: Article

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