Expression of an 18 kDa::PhoA fusion protein in Mycobacterium spp

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-254

  Robb, Christopher W ^a   Ni, Haolin ^a   Wang, Heiman ^a   Barrett, Alan D T ^a   Niesel, David W ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

18 kDa; Alkaline phosphatase; Heterologous protein; Mycobacteria; Recombinant DNA

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0032144065     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00061-X     Document Type: Article

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