Role of BfpF, a member of the PilT family of putative nucleotide- binding proteins, in type IV pilus biogenesis and in interactions between enteropathogenic escherichia coli and host cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 122-131

  Anantha, Ravi P ^a   Stone, Kelly D ^a   Donnenberg, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL INVASION; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE CLUSTER; GENE MUTATION; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031985046     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.122-131.1998     Document Type: Article

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