Outer membrane translocation arrest of the TcpA pilin subunit in rfb mutants of Vibrio cholerae O1 strain 569B

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2038-2046

  Iredell, Jon R ^a,b   Manning, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QE2 Jubilee Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0030954965     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.6.2038-2046.1997     Document Type: Article

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