Mycobacterial porins - New channel proteins in unique outer membranes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1167-1177

  Niederweis, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PYRAZINAMIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MACROPHAGE; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PORINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0141677886     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03662.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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