Three-dimensional structure of the Neisseria meningitidis secretin PilQ determined from negative-stain transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2611-2617

  Collins, Richard F ^a   Ford, Robert C ^a   Kitmitto, Ashraf ^a   Olsen, Ranveig O ^b   Tønjum, Tone ^b   Derrick, Jeremy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN PILQ; SECRETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ROTATION; STAINING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PILI, SEX; STAINING AND LABELING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0037389450     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.8.2611-2617.2003     Document Type: Article

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