Genome-wide DNA microarray analysis of Francisella tularensis strains demonstrates extensive genetic conservation within the species but identifies regions that are unique to the highly virulent F. tularensis subsp. tularensis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2924-2931

  Broekhuijsen, Martien ^a   Larsson, Pär ^b   Johansson, Anders ^b   Byström, Mona ^b   Eriksson, Ulla ^b   Larsson, Eva ^b   Prior, Richard G ^c   Sjöstedt, Anders ^b   Titball, Richard W ^c,d   Forsman, Mats ^b,e  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA LIBRARY; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SEQUENCE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HYBRIDIZATION; JAPAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TULAREMIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TULAREMIA; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. HOLARCTICA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. MEDIASIATICA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. TULARENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037830766     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.2924-2931.2003     Document Type: Article

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