Whole genome shotgun sequencing shows selection on leptospira regulatory proteins during in vitro culture attenuation

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 302-313

  Lehmann, Jason S ^b   Corey, Victoria C ^b   Ricaldi, Jessica N ^b   Vinetz, Joseph M ^b   Winzeler, Elizabeth A ^b   Matthias, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LEPTOSPIRA REGULATORY PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CODING; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; IN VITRO STUDY; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; NONHUMAN; VIRULENCE; BACTERIAL GENOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LEPTOSPIRA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALLELES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LEPTOSPIRA; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84957688385     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0401     Document Type: Article

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