Structure of the Shigella dysenteriae 7 O antigen gene cluster and identification of its antigen specific genes

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-115

  Feng, Lu ^a   Tao, Jiang ^a   Guo, Hongjie ^a   Xu, Jianguo ^b   Li, Yayue ^a   Rezwan, Fedousi ^c   Reeves, Peter ^c   Wang, Lei ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Molecular typing; Shigella dysenteriae O7

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; GALACTURONIC ACID; O ANTIGEN; SHIGA TOXIN; THYMIDINE DIPHOSPHATE 4 AMINO 4,6 DIDEOXY DEXTRO GLUCOSE; TRANSFERASE; UDP 2 ACETAMIDO 2 DEOXY DEXTRO DEXTRO GALACTURONIC ACID; UDP 2 ACETAMIDO 2 DEOXY DEXTRO GALACTURONAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE;

EID: 0346848883     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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