Expression, secretion and antigenic variation of bacterial S-layer proteins

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1117-1123

  Boot, Hein J ^a,c   Pouwels, Peter H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; LACTOBACILLUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029786250     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.711442.x     Document Type: Review

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