Characterization of the type I secretion system of the RTX toxin ApxII in "Actinobacillus porcitonsillarum"

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 225-232

  Kuhnert, Peter ^a   Schlatter, Yvonne ^a   Frey, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae; Apx toxin; Porcine pleuropneumonia; Secretion

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS; ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ACTINOBACILLUS PORCITONSILLARUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE; ACTINOBACILLUS PORCITONSILLARUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOPLASMA; SUIDAE;

EID: 18044379718     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.01.020     Document Type: Article

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