Identification and characterization of the Vibrio vulnificus malPQ operon

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 616-625

  Lim, Moon Sub ^a   Lee, Myung Hee ^b   Lee, Jeong Hyun ^b   Ju, Hyun Mok ^b   Park, Na Young ^a   Jeong, Hye Sook ^a   Rhee, Jee Eun ^a   Choi, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

4 glucanotransferase; malPQ; Maltodextrin phosphorylase; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

4ALPHA GLUCANOTRANSFERASE; CARBON; MALTODEXTRIN; MALTOSE; PHOSPHORYLASE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; LD 50; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WILD TYPE;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 22544454154     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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