Pore-forming bacterial protein toxins: An overview

Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 257, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-14

  Alouf, J E ^a  

^a Domaine de la Ronce   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN;

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHANNEL GATING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CYTOTOXINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034467504     PISSN: 0070217X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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