The BclB glycoprotein of Bacillus anthracis is involved in exosporium integrity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 6704-6713

  Thompson, Brian M ^a,b   Waller, Lashanda N ^c   Fox, Karen F ^c   Fox, Alvin ^c   Stewart, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOSPORIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPORE GERMINATION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL LINE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE DELETION; MACROPHAGES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 34548577044     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00762-07     Document Type: Article

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