Mutations in the waaR gene of Escherichia coli which disrupt lipopolysaccharide outer core biosynthesis affect cell surface retention of group 2 capsular polysaccharides

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1165-1168

  Taylor, Clare M ^a   Goldrick, Marie ^a   Lord, Liz ^a   Roberts, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WAAR GENE;

ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MUTATION; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 31344445884     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.3.1165-1168.2006     Document Type: Article

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