Identification and characterization of a fibronectin-binding protein from Clostridium difficile

Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2779-2787

  Hennequin, Claire ^a   Janoir, Claire ^a   Barc, Marie Claude ^a   Collignon, Anne ^a   Karjalainen, Tuomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BINDING COMPETITION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VERO CELL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0142011076     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.26145-0     Document Type: Article

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