Functional analysis of the galactosyltransferases required for biosynthesis of D-galactan I, a component of the lipopolysaccharide O1 antigen of klebsiella pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3318-3327

  Guan, Shukui ^a   Clarke, Anthony J ^a   Whitfield, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GALACTAN; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GENE PRODUCT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TRISACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GALACTANS; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASES; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; O ANTIGENS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0035039742     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.11.3318-3327.2001     Document Type: Article

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