Synthase-dependent exopolysaccharide secretion in Gram-negative bacteria

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 63-72

  Whitney, J C ^a,b   Howell, P L ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alginate; Cellulose; Exopolysaccharide; Poly d N acetylglucosamine; Synthase

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ALGINIC ACID; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE POLYMERASE; SYNTHASE DEPENDENT EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFILM; CELL SURFACE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EUKARYOTE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GLUCONACETOBACTER XYLINUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALGINATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; BETA-GLUCANS; CELLULOSE; GLUCURONIC ACID; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HEXURONIC ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84873107819     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2012.10.001     Document Type: Review

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