Mycoplasma hominis expresses two variants of a cell-surface protein, one a lipoprotein, and one not

Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 761-770

  Ladefoged, Søren A ^a   Christiansen, Gunna ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chromosome mapping; Membrane proteins; P120 protein; P120' protein; Reiterated genes

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CODON; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HYDROPHILICITY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; START CODON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMATALES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031930550     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-144-3-761     Document Type: Article

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