Evidence that the N-terminal part of the S-layer protein from Bacillus stearothermophilus PV72/p2 recognizes a secondary cell wall polymer

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3892-3898

  Ries, Wolfgang ^a   Hotzy, Christoph ^a   Schocker, Ingrid ^a   Sleytr, Uwe B ^a   Sára, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MEMBRANE FORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0031010863     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.12.3892-3898.1997     Document Type: Article

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