A two-component Kdo hydrolase in the inner membrane of Francisella novicida

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 820-836

  Zhao, Jinshi ^a   Raetz, Christian R H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 KETO 3 DEOXYMANNOOCTULOSONIC ACID; HEPTOSE; HYDROLASE; LIPID A; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; SIALIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRANCISELLA NOVICIDA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS SUBSP. NOVICIDA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 78349274608     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07305.x     Document Type: Article

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