Translocation of group 1 capsular polysaccharide to the surface of Escherichia coli requires a multimeric complex in the outer membrane

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-66

  Drummelsmith, Jolyne ^a   Whitfield, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsular polysaccharides; Outer membrane; Secretin; Translocation; Wza

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SECRETIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034602835     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.1.57     Document Type: Article

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