Molecular characterization of a bacteriophage (Chp2) from Chlamydia psittaci

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 3464-3469

  Liu, B L ^a   Everson, J S ^a   Fane, B ^b   Giannikopoulou, P ^c   Vretou, E ^c   Lambden, P R ^a   Clarke, I N ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c HELLENIC PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CAPSID PROTEIN; COAT PROTEIN; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ISOELECTRIC POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHEEP; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CAPSID; CAPSID PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREGNANCY; PSITTACOSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0034103885     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.8.3464-3469.2000     Document Type: Article

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