The bacterial biofilm matrix as a platform for protein delivery

mBio

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Absalon, Cedric ^a,b   Ymele Leki, Patrick ^a   Watnick, Paula I ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHITINASE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN RBMA; SCAFFOLD PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL BIOFILM MATRIX; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84865757467     PISSN: 21612129     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00127-12     Document Type: Article

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