Inactivation of Haemophilus influenzae lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis genes interferes with outer membrane localization of the hap autotransporter

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1815-1822

  Spahich, Nicole A ^a   Hood, Derek W ^b   Moxon, E Richard ^b   St Geme III, Joseph W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PERIPLASMIC PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HAP PROTEIN, HEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CYTOPLASM; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE INACTIVATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYMOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; LEUCISCUS IDUS;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CELL MEMBRANE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE SILENCING; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 84860351068     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06316-11     Document Type: Article

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