Structural and mechanical properties of Klebsiella pneumoniae type 3 fimbriae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1718-1725

  Chen, Feng Jung ^a   Chan, Chia Han ^a   Huang, Ying Jung ^a   Liu, Kuo Liang ^b   Peng, Hwei Ling ^a   Chang, Hwan You ^b   Liou, Gunn Guang ^c   Yew, Tri Rung ^b   Liu, Cheng Hsien ^b   Hsu, Ken Y ^a   Hsu, Long ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ELASTICITY; FIMBRIA; FORCE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MECHANICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 79952801204     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01395-10     Document Type: Article

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