Genetic characterization of the Escherichia coli O66 antigen and functional identification of its wzy gene

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-74

  Cheng, Jiansong ^a   Liu, Bin ^a   Bastin, David A ^b   Han, Weiqing ^a   Wang, Lei ^a,b   Feng, Lu ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tianjin Biochip Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O antigen gene cluster; Molecular evolution; O antigen polymerase gene (wzy); PCR typing

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; O ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WZY POLYMERASE, E COLI;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SHIGELLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; O ANTIGENS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHIGELLA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA;

EID: 33947181617     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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