A novel signature-tagged mutagenesis system for Streptococcus suis serotype 2

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 135-145

  Wilson, Thomas L ^a   Jeffers, Jenifer ^a   Rapp Gabrielson, Vicki J ^a   Martin, Stephen ^a   Klein, Loretta K ^a   Lowery, David E ^a   Fuller, Troy E ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Luminex; Signature tagged mutagenesis; STM; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENESIS; SEROTYPE; SIGNATURE TAGGED MUTAGENESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS 2; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247196592     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.12.025     Document Type: Article

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