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Journal of Bacteriology, October 1998, p. 5273-5278, Vol. 180, No. 19
0021-9193/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Molecular Characterization of the Complete 23F Capsular Polysaccharide Locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Mario Ramirez and Alexander Tomasz*

The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021

Received 13 May 1998/Accepted 21 July 1998

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY 10021. Phone: (212) 327-8277. Fax: (212) 327-8688. E-mail: tomasz{at}rockvax.rockefeller.edu.

Journal of Bacteriology, October 1998, p. 5273-5278, Vol. 180, No. 19
0021-9193/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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