Expression of Vibrio cholerae zonula occludens toxin and analysis of its subcellular localization

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 377-385

  Uzzau, Sergio ^a,b   Cappuccinelli, Piero ^b   Fasano, Alessio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Sezione Microbiol Sperim e Clin   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enterotoxin; Vibrio cholerae; Zot

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; METHIONINE; PROTEINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PHAGE CTX;

EID: 0033431792     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1999.0312     Document Type: Article

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