Molecular analysis of the Enterococcus faecalis serotype 2 polysaccharide determinant

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 4393-4401

  Hancock, Lynn E ^a   Shepard, Brett D ^a   Gilmore, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038782198     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.15.4393-4401.2003     Document Type: Article

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