Identification of pilus-like structures and genes in Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7806

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 7621-7625

  Nakasugi, Kenlee ^a   Neilan, Brett A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENES;

CYANOBACTERIAL GENOMES; PILUS-LIKE STRUCTURES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM PILUS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA PCC7806; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; MICROCYSTIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 32044457124     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.11.7621-7625.2005     Document Type: Article

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