CTX prophages in classical biotype Vibrio cholerae: Functional phage genes but dysfunctional phage genomes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 6992-6998

  Davis, B M ^a   Moyer, K E ^a   Fidelma Boyd, E ^a   Waldor, M K ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOTYPOLOGY; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRION; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY;

BACTERIOPHAGES; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; GENES, VIRAL; GENOME, VIRAL; LYSOGENY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0034454681     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.24.6992-6998.2000     Document Type: Article

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