Differential expression of the Escherichia coli autoaggregation factor antigen 43

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2236-2242

  Schembri, Mark A ^a   Hjerrild, Louise ^a   Gjermansen, Morten ^a   Klemm, Per ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ANTIGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DITHIOTHREITOL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN ENGINEERING; REDUCING AGENTS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037378547     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.7.2236-2242.2003     Document Type: Article

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