Comparative Genomics of Two Leptospira interrogans Serovars Reveals Novel Insights into Physiology and Pathogenesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2164-2172

  Nascimento, A L T O ^a,p   Ko, A I ^f,k   Martins, E A L ^a   Monteiro Vitorello, C B ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Haake, D A ^m,n   Verjovski Almeida, S ^a   Hartskeerl, R A ^o   Marques, M V ^a   Oliveira, M C ^a   Menck, C F M ^a   Leite, L C C ^a   Carrer, H ^a   Coutinho, L L ^a   Degrave, W M ^f   Dellagostin, O A ⁱ   El Dorry, H ^a   Ferro, E S ^a   Ferro, M I T ^b   Furlan, L R ^b,q   Gamberini, M ^a   Giglioti, E A ^c   Goes Neto A ^h   Goldman, G H ^a   Goldman, M H S ^a   Harakava, R ^a   Jeronimo S M B ^j   Junqueira De Azevedo, I L M ^a   Kimura, E T ^a   Kuramae, E E ^b   Lemos, E G M ^b   Lemos, M V F ^b   Marino, C L ^b   Nunes, L R ^d   De Oliveira, R C ^d   Pereira, G G ^e   Reis, M S ^e   Schriefer, A ^g   Siqueira, W J ^g   Sommer, P ^j   Tsai, S M ^a   Simpson, A J G ^l   Ferro, J A ^b   Camargo, L E A ^a   Kitajima, J P ^e,q   Setubal, J C ^e   Van Sluys, M A ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE DE MOGI DAS CRUZES   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^f INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^h DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

ⁱ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^j FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^k WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^l LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Australia)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁿ VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^o ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^p INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^q Alellyx Applied Genomics   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OXYGEN; VACCINE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; CHROMOSOME INVERSION; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRICETINAE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEROTYPING; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR COPENHAGENI; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR LAI; PROKARYOTA; RODENTIA; UNIDENTIFIED INSERTION SEQUENCE;

EID: 12144288984     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.7.2164-2172.2004     Document Type: Article

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