The Wzx translocases for Salmonella enterica O-antigen processing have unexpected serotype specificity

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 620-630

  Hong, Yaoqin ^a   Cunneen, Monica M ^a   Reeves, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; O ANTIGEN; PROTEIN WZX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE;

MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; O ANTIGENS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 84860596785     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08048.x     Document Type: Article

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