The galE gene of Campylobacter jejuni is involved in lipopolysaccharide synthesis and virulence

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2594-2601

  Fry, Benjamin N ^a   Feng, Shi ^a   Chen, Yuen Yuen ^a   Newell, Diane G ^b   Coloe, Peter J ^a   Korolik, Victoria ^a,c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMOLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; UDPGLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0034063260     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.5.2594-2601.2000     Document Type: Article

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