Identification, cloning, and expression of the CAMP-like factor autotransporter gene (cfa) of Bartonella henselae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 4205-4213

  Litwin, Christine M ^a,b   Johnson, Joel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COHEMOLYSIN; DNA FRAGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CFA GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMID; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HEMOLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CATS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 21544462288     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.7.4205-4213.2005     Document Type: Article

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