Pullulanase: Model Protein Substrate for the General Secretory Pathway of Gram-Negative Bacteria

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 184-192

  Pugsley, A P ^a   Francetic, O ^a   Hardie, K ^a   Possot, O M ^a   Sauvonnet, N ^a   Seydel, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; NEGIBACTERIA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLYCOSIDASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PULLULANASE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENZYMOLOGY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SECRETION;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CARRIER PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; KLEBSIELLA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0347169865     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02818976     Document Type: Article

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