Characterization of six flagellin genes in the H3, H53 and H54 standard strains of Escherichia coli

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-8

  Tominaga, Akira ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Flagellin gene; H antigen; Lateral transfer

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PROMOTER REGION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLIN; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 1942456520     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.79.1     Document Type: Article

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