The biology of E colicins: Paradigms and paradoxes

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1569-1580

  James, Richard ^a   Kleanthous, Colin ^a   Moore, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colicin translocation; E colicins; Evolution; Protein protein interaction; Receptor binding

Indexed keywords

COLICIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW;

EID: 0029949518     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-7-1569     Document Type: Review

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