Eikenella corrodens phase variation involves a posttranslational event in pilus formation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4154-4160

  Villar, Maria T ^a   Helber, Jennifer T ^a   Hood, Becky ^a   Schaefer, Michael R ^a   Hirschberg, Rona L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM PILUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIMBRIA; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; NEGIBACTERIA; PILA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032790055     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4154-4160.1999     Document Type: Article

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