The gonococcal genetic island and type IV secretion in the pathogenic Neisseria

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue APR, 2011, Pages

  Ramsey, Meghan E ^a   Woodhams, Katelynn L ^a   Dillard, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonococcal genetic island; Natural transformation; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Neisseria meningitidis; Type IV secretion system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861211012     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00061     Document Type: Article

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