Twelve pil genes are required for biogenesis of the R64 thin pilus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2038-2043

  Yoshida, Tetsu ^a   Kim, Su Ryang ^a   Komano, Teruya ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032963612     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.7.2038-2043.1999     Document Type: Article

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