Sequence variability and functional analysis of MutS of hypermutable Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis isolates

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 296, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 313-320

  Hogardt, Michael ^a   Schubert, Sören ^a   Adler, Kristin ^a   Götzfried, Monika ^a   Heesemann, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Mutator strains; MutS; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; TGGE

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN MUTS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33745749028     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2005.12.018     Document Type: Article

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