Characterization of a Mycoplasma pneumoniae hmw3 mutant: Implications for attachment organelle assembly

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3061-3068

  Willby, Melisa J ^a   Krause, Duncan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN HMW3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; GENE MUTATION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRANSPOSON;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; ORGANELLES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES; TRANSPOSONS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0036094563     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.11.3061-3068.2002     Document Type: Article

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