The abp locus of Streptococcus uberis encodes a protein homologous to polar amino acid and opine binding proteins of Gram-negative bacteria

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 784-788

  Jiang, Min ^a   MacLachlan, P Ronald ^a   Babiuk, Lorne A ^a   Bolton, Alexandra J ^a   Potter, Andrew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acid transport; Bovine mastitis; Streptococcus uberis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE LOCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS PARAUBERIS; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 0031794143     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w98-058     Document Type: Article

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