Capsulation loci of non-serotype b encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 144-149

  Ogilvie, Chrishana ^a   Omikunle, Adebomi ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   St Geme III, Joseph W ^b   Rodriguez, Carina A ^a   Adderson, Elisabeth E ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0035879771     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/322001     Document Type: Article

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