An alternative model of the twin arginine translocation system

Microbiological Research

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-17

  Brüser, Thomas ^a   Sanders, Carsten ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE; PROTEIN; TRANSLOCATION;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0037274388     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-5013-00176     Document Type: Review

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