Mutational analysis of the bordetella pertussis wlb LPS biosynthesis locus

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 91-95

  Preston, Andrew ^a   Thomas, Richard ^a   Maskell, Duncan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bordetella, lipopolysaccharide, regulation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; LIPID A; TRISACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; GENE ASSIGNMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BORDETELLA; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS;

EID: 0036386374     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.2002.0511     Document Type: Article

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