Genomic analysis of the protein secretion systems in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1745, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-253

  Desvaux, Mickaël ^a,b   Khan, Arshad ^a   Scott Tucker, Anthony ^a   Chaudhuri, Roy R ^a   Pallen, Mark J ^a   Henderson, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Clostridium; Gram positive bacteria; Protein secretion system; Secretome; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOMEDICINE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELLULOSOMES; CHOLINE; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RICIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM ATCC 824; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 23944493423     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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