Bacterial polysaccharide synthesis and gene nomenclature

被引:418
作者
Reeves, PR
Hobbs, M
Valvano, MA
Skurnik, M
Whitfield, C
Coplin, D
Kido, N
Klena, J
Maskell, D
Raetz, CRH
Rick, PD
机构
[1] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,LONDON,ON N6A 5C1,CANADA
[2] TURKU CTR BIOTECHNOL,TURKU 20521,FINLAND
[3] UNIV GUELPH,DEPT MICROBIOL,GUELPH,ON N1G 2W1,CANADA
[4] OHIO STATE UNIV,DEPT PLANT PATHOL,COLUMBUS,OH 43210
[5] NAGOYA UNIV,SCH INFORMAT & SCI,NAGOYA,AICHI 46401,JAPAN
[6] UNIV CANTERBURY,DEPT PLANT & MICROBIAL SCI,CHRISTCHURCH 4,NEW ZEALAND
[7] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT CLIN VET MED,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0ES,ENGLAND
[8] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT BIOCHEM,DURHAM,NC 27710
[9] UNIFORMED SERV UNIV HLTH SCI,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,BETHESDA,MD 20814
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D O I
10.1016/S0966-842X(97)82912-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Gene nomenclature for bacterial surface polysaccharides is complicated by the large number of structures and genes. We propose a scheme applicable to all species that distinguishes different classes of genes, provides a single name for all genes of a given function and greatly facilitates comparative studies.
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页码:495 / 503
页数:9
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