EVolution of the Capsular Regulatory Genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1144-1151

  Varvio, Sirkka Liisa ^a,b   Auranen, Kari ^a,b   Arjas, Elja ^a,c   Helena Makela P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection ^*  (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 70349307296     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605651     Document Type: Article

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