Effects of bfp mutations on biogenesis of functional enteropathogenic Escherichia coli type IV pili

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2498-2506

  Anantha, Ravi P ^a   Stone, Kelly D ^a   Donnenberg, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PILIN; SEDECAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOGENESIS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS; PILI, SEX;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034005318     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.9.2498-2506.2000     Document Type: Article

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