Deletion of the Escherichia coli O14:K7 O antigen gene cluster

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 299-302

  Jensen, Slade O ^a   Reeves, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colanic acid; Enterobacterial common antigen; GDP mannose pathway; O antigen; O14:K7

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; CHROMOSOMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; POLYSACCHARIDES; STRAIN;

ANTIGEN GENE CLUSTERS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PHENOTYPES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIGEN; MANNOSE;

ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE MANNOSE; MANNOSE; O ANTIGENS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 3142626429     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w04-010     Document Type: Article

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