Altered localization of HrpZ in Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae hrp mutants suggests that different components of the type III secretion pathway control protein translocation across the inner and outer membranes of gram- negative bacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3866-3874

  Charkowski, Amy O ^a   Huang, Hsiou Chen ^b   Collmer, Alan ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE PV. SYRINGAE; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; YERSINIA;

EID: 0030924763     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.12.3866-3874.1997     Document Type: Article

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