Analysis of the PixA inclusion body protein of Xenorhabdus nematophila

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2706-2710

  Goetsch, M ^a   Owen, H ^a   Goldman, B ^b   Forst, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN PIXA; MESSENGER RNA; METHIONINE; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PIXA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIOSIS; XENORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS BOVIENII; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; INCLUSION BODIES; LARVA; MANDUCA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; NEMATODA; PHENOTYPE; XENORHABDUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSECTA; XENORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS BOVIENII; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA;

EID: 33645235483     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.7.2706-2710.2006     Document Type: Article

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