Influence of a putative ECF sigma factor on expression of the major outer membrane protein, OprF, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas fluorescens

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 4746-4754

  Brinkman, Fiona S L ^a   Schoofs, Geert ^b   Hancock, Robert E W ^a   De Mot, René ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ECF SIGMA FACTOR; GENE PRODUCT; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN OPRF; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0032838287     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.4746-4754.1999     Document Type: Article

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