A phase-variable capsule is involved in virulence of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 769-777

  Bacon, David J ^a   Szymanski, Christine M ^e   Burr, Don H ^b   Silver, Richard P ^c   Alm, Richard A ^d   Guerry, Patricia ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; LIPID; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYSIALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 0035008707     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02431.x     Document Type: Article

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