A major outer membrane protein of Rahnella aquatilis functions as a porin and root adhesin

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 909-913

  Achouak, Wafa ^a   Pages, Jean Marie ^b   De Mot, Rene ^d   Molle, Gerard ^c   Heulin, Thierry ^a  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PORIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; LIPID MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RAHNELLA AQUATILIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; RAHNELLA AQUATILIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0031907391     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.4.909-913.1998     Document Type: Article

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