Genetic diversity of the 28-kilodalton outer membrane protein gene in human isolates of Ehrlichia chaffeensis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1137-1143

  Xue Jie, Yu ^a   Mcbride, Jere W ^a   Walker, David H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN P28; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0344507504     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.4.1137-1143.1999     Document Type: Article

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