The genetic and structural basis of two distinct terminal side branch residues in stewartan and amylovoran exopolysaccharides and their potential role in host adaptation

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 195-207

  Wang, Xiaolei ^a   Yang, Fan ^b   von Bodman, Susanne B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOVORAN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; POLYMER; STEWARTAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMSJ GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PANTOEA; PANTOEA STEWARTII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; WCEJ GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; ERWINIA; MALUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PANTOEA; PLANT DISEASES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; VIRULENCE; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA AMYLOVORA; HEXAPODA; PANTOEA STEWARTII;

EID: 84155171096     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07926.x     Document Type: Article

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