Natural transformation competence in Helicobacter pylori is mediated by the basic components of a type IV secretion system

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 379-391

  Hofreuter, D ^a   Odenbreit, S ^a   Haas, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GENE PRODUCT; LIPOPROTEIN; PILIN; PROTEIN COMB 1; PROTEIN COMB 2; PROTEIN COMB 3; PROTEIN ORF 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; OPERON; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SEQUENCE DELETION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034903021     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2001.02502.x     Document Type: Article

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