Heterobinary adhesins based on the Escherichia coli FimH fimbrial protein

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1628-1633

  Schembri, Mark A ^a   Klemm, Per ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE; COPPER; METAL; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGAND BINDING; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031832737     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.5.1628-1633.1998     Document Type: Article

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