Purification and Characterisation of a Burkholderia pseudomallei Protease Expressed in Recombinant E. coli

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 509-516

  Ling, Jessmi M L ^a   Nathan, Sheila ^a   Hin, Lee Kok ^a   Mohamed, Rahmah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

B. pseudomallei; Purification; Recombinant protease

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035619637     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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