The Escherichia coli K5 capsule is not synthesized in a protected compartment within the cytoplasm

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1716-1718

  Hudson, Thomas ^a   Goldrick, Marie ^a   Roberts, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; POLYSACCHARIDE LYASE; CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE K5; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; KFLA PROTEIN, E COLI;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL SURFACE; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; COLIPHAGE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; COLIPHAGES; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES;

EID: 62649122462     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01371-08     Document Type: Article

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