Comparative genome analysis of deleted genes in Shigella flexneri 2a strain 301

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 846-852

  Zhang, Xiaobing ^a,b   Liu, Hong ^a   Yang, Fan ^a   Yang, Jian ^a   Xue, Ying ^a   Dong, Jie ^a   Sun, Lilian ^a   Yang, Guowei ^a   Zhu, Junping ^a   Chu, Yonglie ^a,b   Jin, Qi ^a  

^a State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering   (China)

^b MEDICAL SCHOOL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Deleted gene; E. coli K12; Shigella flexneri 2a

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI 2A;

EID: 33746360591     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02wc0401     Document Type: Article

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