The generation of diversity by Haemophilus influenzae

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 433-435

  Weiser, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MICROSATELLITE DNA; REPETITIVE DNA;

ADAPTATION; ALLELE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 0034307310     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(00)01839-4     Document Type: Short Survey

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