Mutations in the genes for synthesis of the outer core region of the lipopolysaccharide of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 686-692

  Sirisena, D M ^a,b   Skurnik, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Allelic exchange; Frame shift mutations; Lipopolysaccharide; Outer core; Yersinia enterocolitica O:3

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONING; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES;

ALLELIC EXCHANGE; CORE REGION; FRAME-SHIFT MUTATION; HEXASACCHARIDES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; NON-POLAR; OUTER CORE; SUICIDE VECTORS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICUM O:3;

GENES;

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; SUICIDE GENE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

NEGIBACTERIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0037270199     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01897.x     Document Type: Article

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