Structural analysis of a p44/msp2 expression site of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in naturally infected ticks in Japan

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1638-1644

  Wuritu, ^a   Ozawa, Yutaka ^a   Gaowa, ^a   Kawamori, Fumihiko ^a,b   Masuda, Takashi ^b   Masuzawa, Toshiyuki ^c   Fujita, Hiromi ^d   Ohashi, Norio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HYGIENE   (Japan)

^c CHIBA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EUROPE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IXODES PERSULCATUS; JAPAN; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; IXODES; JAPAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 73449115349     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.011775-0     Document Type: Article

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