Genetical and functional investigation of <it>fliC </it>genes encoding flagellar serotype H4 in wildtype strains of <it>Escherichia coli </it>and in a laboratory <it>E. coli </it>K-12 strain expressing flagellar antigen type H48
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Serotyping of O-(lipopolysaccharide) and H-(flagellar) antigens is a wideley used method for identification of pathogenic strains and clones of <it>Escherichia coli</it>. At present, 176 O- and 53 H-antigens are described...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-01-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/5/4 |