Phase-variable outer membrane proteins in Escherichia coli

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 63-76

  Owen, Peter ^a   Meehan, Mary ^a   De Loughry Doherty, Helen ^a   Henderson, Ian ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

antigen 43; Escherichia coli; flu; outer membrane proteins; phase variation

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 0030550360     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(96)00069-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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