A phylogenetic comparison of urease-positive thermophilic Campylobacter (UPTC) and urease-negative (UN) C. lari

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-278

  Hirayama, Junichi ^a   Tazumi, Akihiro ^a   Hayashi, Kyohei ^a   Tasaki, Erina ^a   Kuribayashi, Takashi ^a   Moore, John E ^b,c   Millar, Beverley C ^c   Matsuda, Motoo ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter lari; Phylogenetic analysis; UN C. lari; UPTC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; UREASE;

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; UREASE;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI;

EID: 79957513426     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000367     Document Type: Article

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