Molecular analysis of Shigella boydii O1 O-antigen gene cluster and its PCR typing

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 387-392

  Tao, Jiang ^a,b   Wang, Lei ^a   Liu, Dan ^a   Li, Yue ^a   Bastin, David A ^a   Geng, Yunqi ^a   Feng, Lu ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

E. Coli O149; Molecular typing; O antigen gene cluster; S. Boydii O1

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

E. COLI 0149; MOLECULAR TYPING; O-ANTIGEN GENE CLUSTER; S. BOYDII 01;

ANTIGENS;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ALPHA; ENZYME; FLIPPASE; O ANTIGEN; RHAMNOSE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHIGELLA BOYDII;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; O ANTIGENS; OPEN READING FRAMES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGELLA BOYDII;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII;

EID: 27744514460     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w05-015     Document Type: Article

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