Direct interaction of the epsl and epsm proteins of the general secretion apparatus in vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3129-3135

  Sandkvist, Maria ^a   Hough, Lloyd P ^b   Bagdasarian, Mira M ^b   Bagdasarian, Michael ^b  

^a HOLLAND LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; OCTOXINOL; PROTEINASE; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0032909439     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.10.3129-3135.1999     Document Type: Article

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