Molecular heterogeneity of Ehrlichia chaffeensis isolates determined by sequence analysis of the 28-kilodalton outer membrane protein genes and other regions of the genome

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 187-195

  Cheng, Chuanmin ^a   Paddock, Christopher D ^b   Ganta, Roman Reddy ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0037217289     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.1.187-195.2003     Document Type: Article

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