Initiation and synthesis of the Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3 capsule on a phosphatidylglycerol membrane anchor

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 4470-4479

  Cartee, Robert T ^a   Forsee, W Thomas ^a   Yother, Janet ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b BBRB 661/12 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; MONOSACCHARIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; PHOSPHOLIPASE D;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOSYLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; CELL MEMBRANE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROLS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 21144432881     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.13.4470-4479.2005     Document Type: Article

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