Distribution, genetic diversity, and variable expression of the gene encoding hyaluronate lyase within the Streptococcus suis population

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 4740-4747

  King, Samantha J ^a,d   Allen, Andrew G ^b,e   Maskell, Duncan J ^b   Dowson, Christopher G ^a   Whatmore, Adrian M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Arrow Therapeutics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONATE LYASE; HYALURONIC ACID; LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYL GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PNEUMONIA; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE DELETION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VARIATION (GENETICS); VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042818456     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.14.4740-4747.2004     Document Type: Article

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