Helicobacter pylori ABC transporter: Effect of allelic exchange mutagenesis on urease activity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 5892-5902

  Hendricks, J Kyle ^a   Mobley, Harry L T ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; NICKEL; NICKEL TRANSPORT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INSERTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0030955227     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.18.5892-5902.1997     Document Type: Article

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