An O-antigen processing function for Wzx (RfbX): A promising candidate for O-unit flippase

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2102-2107

  Liu, Dan ^a   Cole, Robert A ^a,b   Reeves, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ICT Diagnostics   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIPPASE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; O ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0029998771     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.7.2102-2107.1996     Document Type: Article

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