The expression of lipopolysaccharide by strains of Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri and Shigella boydii and their cross-reacting strains of Escherichia coli

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-26

  Chart, Henrik ^a,b   Daniel, Roger M A ^a   Cheasty, Thomas ^a  

^a Centre for Infections   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigenic cross reactions; Escherichia coli; Shigella boydii; Shigella dysenteriae; Shigella flexneri

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEINASE K;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; SEROTYPING; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA BOYDII; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

EID: 59349095820     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01466.x     Document Type: Article

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