Identification and characterization of a fimbrial gene cluster of Edwardsiella tarda expressing mannose-resistant hemagglutination

Fish Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Sakai, Takamitsu ^a   Kanai, Kinya ^a   Osatomi, Kiyoshi ^a   Yoshikoshi, Kazuma ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Edwardsiella tarda; Fimbriae; Gene cluster; Mannose resistant hemagglutination

Indexed keywords

EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 4344629283     PISSN: 0388788X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3147/jsfp.39.87     Document Type: Article

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