Cryptic plasmids in Helicobacter pylori: Putative functions in conjugative transfer and microcin production

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 294, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 141-148

  Höfler, Claudia ^a   Fischer, Wolfgang ^a   Hofreuter, Dirk ^a   Haas, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MICROCIN; PROTEIN REPA; PROTEIN REPB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GENE;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 4644315304     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.06.021     Document Type: Review

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