Phylogenetic clustering of 4 prevalent virulence genes in Orientia tsutsugamushi isolates from human patients

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-128

  Chu, Hyuk ^a   Park, Sang Hee ^a   Kim, Eun Ju ^a   Hwang, Kyu Jam ^a   Shim, Soo Kyoung ^a   Park, Sungdo ^a   Park, Mi Yeoun ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

O.tsutsugamushi; Phylogenetic analysis; Virulence gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNAA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; THIOREDOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; SCRUB TYPHUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SURVIVAL; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PHYLOGENY; SCRUB TYPHUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THIOREDOXINS; VIRULENCE;

MUS; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI;

EID: 77949305667     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-009-0267-7     Document Type: Article

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