Distribution of virulence-associated genes in Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A correlates with clonal groups and not the source of isolation

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-183

  Bhagat, Neeru ^a   Virdi, Jugsharan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Biovar 1A; Clonal group; Geographical heterogeneity; India; Virulence associated genes; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ENTEROCHELIN ABC TRANSPORTER; ENTEROCHELIN ESTERASE; ENTEROCHELIN RECEPTOR PROTEIN; ENTEROTOXIN; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; INSECTICIDAL TOXIN COMPLEX LIKE PROTEIN; INVASIN; STREPTOGRAMIN ACETYLTRANSFERASE; SUBTILISIN KEXIN LIKE PROTEASE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR PROTEIN; YERSINIA MODULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOTYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 33845632042     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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