Mutation of the lipopolysaccharide core glycosyltransferase encoded by waaG destabilizes the outer membrane of Escherichia coli by interfering with core phosphorylation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 5620-5623

  Yethon, J A ^a   Vinogradov, E ^a   Perry, M B ^a   Whitfield, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYLATION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HYDROLYSIS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; NOVOBIOCIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033806409     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.19.5620-5623.2000     Document Type: Article

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