Protein secretion systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An essay on diversity, evolution, and function

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue JULY, 2011, Pages

  Filloux, Alain ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell envelope; Channel; Macromolecular complex; Nanomachine; Targeting

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84864578935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00155     Document Type: Review

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