Molecular studies of the Escherichia coli K5 capsule gene cluster
Group II K antigens such as the K5 are associated with Escherichia coli causing serious extraintestinal infections. Genes for the production of group II capsules (kps) are organised into three functional regions 1, 2 and 3. The central region 2 encodes proteins involved in the biosynthesis of type s...
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University of Leicester
1996
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.674499 |