Molecular characterization of a 17-kDa outer-membrane protein from Klebsiella pneumoniae

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-143

  Climent, N ^a   Ferrer, S ^a   Rubires, X ^a   Merino, S ^a   Tomas J M ^a   Regue M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

bacteriocin 28b; Klebsiella pneumoniae; molecular characterization; OMP; OmpK17; virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OUTER MEMBRANE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031081284     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)87644-9     Document Type: Article

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