On the path to uncover the bacterial type II secretion system

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 367, Issue 1592, 2012, Pages 1059-1072

  Douzi, Badreddine ^a,b   Filloux, Alain ^c   Voulhoux, Rome ^a  

^a CNRS and Aix Marseille University   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Protein protein interaction; Pseudopilus; Secretin; Secreton; Type II secretion system (T2SS)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN; SECRETION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84858162049     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0204     Document Type: Review

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