Conserved anchoring mechanisms between crystalline cell surface S-layer proteins and secondary cell wall polymers in Gram-positive bacteria?

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 47-49

  Sára, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOLYSIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYMER; PYRUVIC ACID; TEICHOIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL WALL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; POLYMERS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0035253107     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(00)01905-3     Document Type: Review

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