Overexpression of Methanococcus voltae flagellin subunits in Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A source of archaeal preflagellin

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4146-4153

  Bayley, Douglas P ^a   Jarrell, Ken F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; GENE PRODUCT; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PEPTIDASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PILA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032788790     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4146-4153.1999     Document Type: Article

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