Utilization of alkaline phosphatase fusions to identify secreted proteins, including potential efflux proteins and virulence factors from Helicobacter pylori

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-68

  Bina, James E ^a   Nano, Francis ^b   Hancock, Robert E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

alkaline phosphatase; Helicobacter pylori; secreted protein; virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 0031105406     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00014-1     Document Type: Article

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