Regulation of porin-mediated outer membrane permeability by nutrient limitation in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 3917-3922

  Liu, Xueqiao ^a   Ferenci, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NITROGEN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031859738     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.15.3917-3922.1998     Document Type: Article

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