Genomic comparison of PE and PPE genes in the Mycobacterium avium complex

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1002-1011

  Mackenzie, Nick ^a   Alexander, David C ^b   Turenne, Christine Y ^b   Behr, Marcel A ^b   De Buck, Jeroen M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; PROLINE; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HOST RANGE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM HOMINISSUIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC);

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 65249084454     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01313-08     Document Type: Article

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