Analysis of cytadherence-deficient, GapA-negative Mycoplasma gallisepticum strain R

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 6643-6649

  Papazisi, L ^a   Troy, K E ^a,b   Gorton, T S ^a,c   Liao, X ^a   Geary, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Vion Pharmaceuticals Incorporated   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN P116; PROTEIN P45; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CODON; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHUTTLE VECTOR;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA; OPEN READING FRAMES;

EID: 0034441342     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.12.6643-6649.2000     Document Type: Article

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