Lethality of the covalent linkage between mislocalized major outer membrane lipoprotein and the peptidoglycan of Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2857-2862

  Yakushi, Toshiharu ^a   Tajima, Terutaka ^a   Matsuyama, Shin Ichi ^a   Tokuda, Hajime ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; GLOBOMYCIN; LIPOPROTEIN; LYSINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SERINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; COVALENT BOND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031002073     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.2857-2862.1997     Document Type: Article

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