Identification and characterization of a basic cell surface-located protein from Lactobacillus fermentum BR11

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3310-3316

  Turner, Mark S ^a   Timms, Peter ^a   Hafner, Louise M ^a   Giffard, Philip M ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS FERMENTUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031010519     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3310-3316.1997     Document Type: Article

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