Regions of Escherichia coli TonB and FepA proteins essential for in vivo physical interactions

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3213-3221

  Larsen, Ray A ^a   Foster Hartnett, Dawn ^b   McIntosh, Mark A ^b   Postle, Kathleen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030911410     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3213-3221.1997     Document Type: Article

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