Characterization of the exosporium basal layer protein BxpB of Bacillus anthracis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 5868-5876

  Steichen, Christopher T ^a   Kearney, John F ^a   Turnbough Jr , Charles L ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BCLA PROTEIN; BXPB PROTEIN; COLLAGEN; EXSY PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOSPORIUM; GENE DELETION; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; KINETICS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 24344462652     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.17.5868-5876.2005     Document Type: Article

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