Molecular characterization of a flagellar export locus of Helicobacter pylori

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2060-2070

  Porwollik, Steffen ^a   Noonan, Brian ^b   O'Toole, Paul W ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL MOTILITY; FLAGELLUM; GENE SEQUENCE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0032925510     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.5.2060-2070.1999     Document Type: Article

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