Genomic analysis reveals Mycoplasma pneumoniae repetitive element 1-mediated recombination in a clinical isolate

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1639-1648

  Musatovova, Oxana ^a   Kannan, T R ^a   Baseman, Joel B ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MPN140 GENE; MPN142 GENE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TANDEM REPEAT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; INTERSPERSED REPETITIVE SEQUENCES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OPERON; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 42149124506     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01621-07     Document Type: Article

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