Transposon mutagenesis identifies genes associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae gliding motility

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 6335-6345

  Hasselbring, Benjamin M ^a   Page, Clinton A ^a   Sheppard, Edward S ^a   Krause, Duncan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CELL PROTEIN; CYTADHESIN; CYTADHESIN P1; CYTADHESIN P30; PROTEIN B; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN HMW1; PROTEIN P1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; COLONY FORMATION; CYTOSKELETON; GLIDING MOTILITY; MICROCINEMATOGRAPHY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GELATIN; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLASS; LOCOMOTION; MUTAGENESIS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33748989006     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00698-06     Document Type: Article

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