Phylogenetic analysis of the rompB genes of Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia prowazekii European-human and North American flying-squirrel strains

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 598-603

  Moron, C G ^a   Bouyer, D H ^a   Yu, X Y ^a   Foil, L D ^a   Crocquet Valdes, P ^a   Walker, D H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ROMPB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SQUIRREL;

FELIS; GLAUCOMYS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIALES; SCIURIDAE; TYPHUS GROUP;

EID: 0034466397     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.598     Document Type: Article

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