Spiralin polymorphism in strains of Spiroplasma citri is not due to differences in posttranslational palmitoylation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2934-2940

  Foissac, Xavier ^a   Saillard, Colette ^a   Gandar, Jeanne ^a   Zreik, Leyla ^a   Bové, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ACYLATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PALMITOYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPIROPLASMA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; SPIROPLASMA CITRI;

EID: 0030006192     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.10.2934-2940.1996     Document Type: Article

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