Correction: Changes in bacterial growth rate govern expression of the Borrelia burgdorferi OspC and Erp infection-associated surface proteins [J Bacteriol, 195, 4 (2013) (757-764)] DOI:10.1128/JB.01956-12;Changes in bacterial growth rate govern expression of the Borrelia burgdorferi OspC and Erp infection-associated Surface proteins

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 757-764

  Jutras, Brandon L ^a   Chenail, Alicia M ^a   Stevenson, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ERP PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OSPC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84873542723     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00386-17     Document Type: Erratum

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