DNA polymorphism at the omp-31 locus of Brucella spp.: Evidence for a large deletion in Brucella abortus, and other species-specific markers

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2913-2921

  Vizcaíno, Nieves ^a,b   Verger, Jean Michel ^a   Grayon, Maggy ^a   Zygmunt, Michel S ^a   Cloeckaert, Axel ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brucella; DNA polymorphism; omp 31; Outer membrane protein

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA CANIS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA SUIS; DELETION MUTANT; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 1842333862     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-9-2913     Document Type: Article

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