Characterization of outer membrane proteins of Xenorhabdus nematophilus

Symbiosis

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 177-190

  Forst, Steven A ^a   Leisman, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

entomopathogenic nematode; OmpF; OpnP; porin; symbiosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031011152     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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