Use of the complete genome sequence information of Hameophilus influenzae strain Rd to investigate lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 951-965

  Hood, Derek W ^a   Deadman, Mary E ^a   Allen, Tina ^a   Masoud, Hussein ^b   Martin, Adele ^b   Brisson, Jean Robert ^b   Fleischmann, Robert ^c   Venter, J Craig ^c   Richards, James C ^b   Moxon, E Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 0343322243     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.01545.x     Document Type: Article

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