Characterization of a cell surface protein of Clostridium difficile with adhesive properties

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2144-2153

  Waligora, A J ^a   Hennequin, C ^a   Mullany, P ^a   Bourlioux, P ^a   Collignon, A ^a   Karjalainen, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AUTOLYSIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SEQUENCE; HEAT SHOCK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RABBITS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0035077376     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2144-2153.2001     Document Type: Article

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