Differential chitinase activity and production within Francisella species, subspecies, and subpopulations

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3265-3275

  Chandler, Jeffrey C ^a   Molins, Claudia R ^b   Petersen, Jeannine M ^b   Belisle, John T ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA NOVICIDA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE SILENCING; GENOTYPE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHITIN; CHITINASE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRANCISELLA; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENES, BACTERIAL;

FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA;

EID: 79959348807     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00093-11     Document Type: Article

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