The surface of Bacillus anthracis

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 374-385

  Fouet, Agnès ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

ABC transporter; Bacillus anthracis; Capsule; LPXTG protein; SLH domain

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SORTASE;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 70350705851     PISSN: 00982997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2009.07.001     Document Type: Review

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