Yersinia pestis outer membrane type III secretion protein YscC: Expression, purification, characterization, and induction of specific antiserum

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 152-163

  Goodin, Jeremy L ^a   Raab, Ronald W ^b   McKown, Robert L ^b   Coffman, George L ^b   Powell, Bradford S ^a   Enama, Jeff T ^a   Ligon, John A ^a   Andrews, Gerard P ^c  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

His tag; Intein; Type III secretion; Yersinia pestis; yscC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 13844296633     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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