Complete sequence of the cap locus of Haemophilus influenzae serotype b and nonencapsulated b capsule-negative variants

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3639-3644

  Satola, Sarah W ^a   Schirmer, Patricia L ^a   Farley, Monica M ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; GENE LOCUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0037766223     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.6.3639-3644.2003     Document Type: Article

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