Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis: Which steps do bacteria need to survive?

Journal of Endotoxin Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-23

  Gronow, S ^a   Brade, H ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEOME;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYMOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

CELL MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034981082     PISSN: 09680519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096805101101532468     Document Type: Review

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