In silico analysis of large microbial surface proteins

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 545-550

  Yousef, Fátima ^a   Espinosa Urgel, Manuel ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adhesins; Biofilm; Calcium; Phylogenetic distribution

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL INTERACTION; COMPUTER MODEL; MICROBIAL GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEOMICS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMES; SILICON; SOFTWARE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 34547607944     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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