Identification of a TcpC-TcpQ outer membrane complex involved in the biogenesis of the toxin-coregulated pilus of Vibrio cholerae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2225-2232

  Bose, Niranjan ^a   Taylor, Ronald K ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN C; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN F; PERIPLASMIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CYTOPLASM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TEMPERATURE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; LIPOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 15244343311     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.7.2225-2232.2005     Document Type: Article

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