A novel serotype-specific gene cassette (gltA-gltB) is required for expression of teichoic acid-associated surface antigens in Listeria monocytogenes of serotype 4b

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1133-1139

  Lei, X H ^a   Fiedler, F ^a   Lan, Z ^a   Kathariou, S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SUGAR; TEICHOIC ACID;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CASSETTE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; GLYCOSYLATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSYLATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEROTYPING; TEICHOIC ACIDS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035139939     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.4.1133-1139.2001     Document Type: Article

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