Localization and characterization of the ligand-binding domain of the fibrinogen-binding protein (FgBP) of Streptococcus equi subsp. equi

Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1187-1194

  Meehan, Mary ^a   Muldowney, Deirdre A ^a   Watkins, Naomi J ^a   Owen, Peter ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fibrinogen binding protein; Ligand binding domain; Streptococcus equi subsp. equi

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM ION; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; LIGAND; PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; DOG; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; HORSE; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RAT; SERUM; SHEEP; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP C'; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034106122     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-5-1187     Document Type: Article

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