Role of transmembrane pH gradient and membrane binding in nisin pore formation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 135-140

  Moll, Gert N ^a   Clark, Jonathan ^b   Chan, Weng C ^b   Bycroft, Barrie W ^b   Roberts, Gordon C K ^c   Konings, Wil N ^a   Driessen, Arnold J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANTIBIOTIC; NISIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CHANNEL GATING; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031038367     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.135-140.1997     Document Type: Article

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