YopD of Yersinia pestis plays a role in negative regulation of the low- calcium response in addition to its role in translocation of Yops

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 350-358

  Williams, Andrew W ^a   Straley, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0031936516     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.2.350-358.1998     Document Type: Article

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