The phase-variable allele of the pilus glycosylation gene pglA is not strongly associated with strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated from patients with disseminated gonococcal infection

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3202-3204

  Power, P M ^a   Ku, S C ^a   Rutter, K ^a   Warren, M J ^a   Limnios, E A ^b   Tapsall, J W ^b   Jennings, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM PILUS; GENE MAPPING; GLYCOSYLATION; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PGLA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSYLATION; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 34249886273     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01501-06     Document Type: Article

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