plcR1 and plcR2 are putative calcium-binding proteins required for secretion of the hemolytic phospholipase C of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2904-2913

  Cota Gomez, Adela ^a   Vasil, Adriana I ^a   Kadurugamuwa, Jagath ^b   Beveridge, Terrance J ^b   Schweizer, Herbert P ^c   Vasil, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030951308     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.7.2904-2913.1997     Document Type: Article

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