Endochitinase is transported to the extracellular milieu by the eps- encoded general secretory pathway of Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 5591-5600

  Connell, Terry D ^a   Metzger, Daniel J ^a   Lynch, Jennifer ^a   Folster, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITINASE; CHOLERA TOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0031774284     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.21.5591-5600.1998     Document Type: Article

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