Haemophilus ducreyi lipooligosaccharide mutant defective in expression of β-1,4-glucosyltransferase is virulent in humans

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 4180-4184

  Young, R S ^a   Filiatrault, M J ^a   Fortney, K R ^a   Hood, A F ^a   Katz, B P ^a   Munson R S , Jr ^a   Campagnari, A A ^a   Spinola, S M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PARAGLOBOSIDE; TRISACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUTANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; CHANCROID; FEMALE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HAEMOPHILUS DUCREYI; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035001421     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.6.4180-4184.2001     Document Type: Article

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