October 1, 1998Journal of Bacteriology39 citations
View Full PaperMolecular Characterization of the Complete 23F Capsular Polysaccharide Locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Abstract
The complete DNA sequence of the capsular locus 23F of Streptococcus pneumoniae is presented. The 18.6-kb cps23f locus is composed of 18 open reading frames flanked at the 5' and 3' ends by the genes dexB and aliA, an arrangement similar to those of some of the other identified cps loci.