Contribution of the hydrophobic effect to microbial infection

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 391-400

  Doyle, Ron J ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Antiadhesives; Hydrophobin; Infection; Surface proteins

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOL; ADHESIN; HYDROPHOBIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL ADHESION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0034055692     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(00)00328-2     Document Type: Review

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