A one-step method for genetic transformation of non-piliated Neisseria meningitidis

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 97-101

  Bogdan, John A ^a   Minetti, C A S A ^b   Blake, M S ^a  

^a Baxter Healthcare Corporation   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic transformation; Neisseria meningitidis; Non piliated

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0036143002     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(01)00364-5     Document Type: Article

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