Disruption of an internal membrane-spanning region in shiga toxin 1 reduces cytotoxicity

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5252-5259

  Suhan, Michelle L ^a   Hovde, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DNA SEQUENCE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIGELLA; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032412288     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5252-5259.1998     Document Type: Article

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