Genetic characterization of the capsulation locus of Haemophilus influenzae serotype e

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1404-1407

  Giufrè, Maria ^a   Cardines, Rita ^a   Mastrantonio, Paola ^a   Cerquetti, Marina ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE E; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OPEN READING FRAMES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE;

EID: 77950514351     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01721-09     Document Type: Article

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