Distribution and structural variation of the she pathogenicity island in enteric bacterial pathogens

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 780-786

  Al Hasani, K ^a   Adler, B ^a   Rajakumar, K ^a   Sakellaris, H ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE INSERTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0034860479     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-9-780     Document Type: Article

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