Effects of environmental pH on membrane proteins in Borrelia burgdorferi

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3181-3187

  Carroll, James A ^a,b   Garon, Claude F ^a   Schwan, Tom G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SILVER;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; ENVIRONMENT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0032967572     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.7.3181-3187.1999     Document Type: Article

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