The expression, processing and localization of polymorphic membraneproteins in Chlamydia pneumoniae strain CWL029

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-12

  Vandahl, Brian Berg ^a,b   Pedersen, Anna Sofie ^b   Gevaert, Kris ^c   Holm, Arne ^b   Vandekerckhove, Joël ^c   Christiansen, Gunna ^a   Birkelund, Svend ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Loke Diagnostics   (Denmark)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; UPREGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 34248358656     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-2-36     Document Type: Article

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