The Rz1 gene product of bacteriophage lambda is a lipoprotein localized in the outer membrane of Escherichia coli

Gene

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Kedzierska S ^a   Wawrzynow A ^a   Taylor, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bacterial lysis; Bacterial membrane adhesion site; Globomycin; Immunodetection; Overlapping Rz Rz1 genes; Proline rich protein; Rz1 prolipoprotein; Synthetic immuno determinant

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; LIPOPROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0342655941     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00712-1     Document Type: Article

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