Enterobacterial adhesins and the case for studying SNPs in bacteria

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 115-117

  Weissman, Scott J ^a   Moseley, Steve L ^b   Dykhuizen, Daniel E ^c   Sokurenko, Evgeni V ^b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN;

BACTERIAL GENE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0037339551     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(03)00010-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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