Type IV transporters of pathogenic bacteria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Burns, Drusilla L ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; BRUCELLA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; BRUCELLA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 0037327351     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(02)00006-1     Document Type: Review

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