Interactions of the components of the general secretion pathway: Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pilin subunits in complex formation and extracellular protein secretion

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-259

  Lu, Hong Mei ^a   Motley, S Timothy ^a   Lory, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; COMPLEX FORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PILA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030741915     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4561818.x     Document Type: Article

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