Conserved filamentous prophage in Escherichia coli O18:K1:H7 and Yersinia pestis biovar orientalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 6050-6055

  Gonzalez, Mark D ^a   Lichtensteiger, Carol A ^a   Caughlan, Ruth ^a   Vimr, Eric R ^a  

^a 2522 VMBSB ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROVIRUSES; RATS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0036838014     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.21.6050-6055.2002     Document Type: Article

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