Molecular characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 4, 6B, 8, and 18C capsular polysaccharide gene clusters

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1244-1255

  Jiang, S M ^a   Wang, L ^a   Reeves, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; TRANSFERASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYTIDINE DIPHOSPHATE DIGLYCERIDES; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TERMINOLOGY; THYMINE NUCLEOTIDES; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCURONIC ACID; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035118060     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.3.1244-1255.2001     Document Type: Article

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