Bacterial type IV secretion: Conjugation systems adapted to deliver effector molecules to host cells

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 354-360

  Christie, Peter J ^a   Vogel, Joseph P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; BRUCELLA; DNA TRANSFER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; VIRULENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; BRUCELLA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034255091     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(00)01792-3     Document Type: Review

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