Identification and analysis of genes present in Leptospira interrogens serovar lai but absent in L. biflexa serovar monvalerio

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 832-839

  He, Ping ^a   Zhang, Xiang Yan ^a   Guo, Xiao Kui ^a   Hu, Bao Yu ^a   Huang, Xiao Tian ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Zhao, Guo Ping ^b,c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c CHINESE NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME CENTER AT SHANGHAI   (China)

Author keywords

Leptospira interrogens serovar lai; Specific genes; Suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH)

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; LEUCINE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SCREENING; DNA SEQUENCE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOMIC FRAGMENT; INFORMATION; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMID VECTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RANDOMIZATION; SUPPRESSION SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION; VIRULENCE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS SEROVAR ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS;

EID: 15444370594     PISSN: 05829879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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