The S-layer glycome-adding to the sugar coat of bacteria

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ristl, Robin ^a   Steiner, Kerstin ^a,b   Zarschler, Kristof ^a,c   Zayni, Sonja ^a   Messner, Paul ^a   Schäffer, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 80052285877     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/127870     Document Type: Review

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