Genetics and evolution of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis O-specific polysaccharides: A novel pattern of O-antigen diversity

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 200-217

  Kenyon, Johanna J ^a,b   Cunneen, Monica M ^a   Reeves, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene cluster; Lipopolysaccharide; O specific polysaccharide; Oantigen; Serotype; Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Indexed keywords

O ANTIGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTIGEN STRUCTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE ORDER; GENE PRODUCT; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; O ANTIGENS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 85016185634     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fux002     Document Type: Article

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