Role of antifeeding prophage (Afp) protein Afp16 in terminating the length of the Afp tailocin and stabilizing its sheath

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 702-714

  Rybakova, Daria ^a,b   Radjainia, Mazdak ^b   Turner, Adrian ^b   Sen, Anindito ^b,c   Mitra, Alok K ^b   Hurst, Mark R H ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFP16 PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TAILOCIN; TUBE BASEPLATE COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFP1-15 GENE; AFP16 GENE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTELYTRA ZEALANDICA; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; LD 50; NONHUMAN; PH; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SERRATIA; SERRATIA ENTOMOPHILA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PROPHAGES; SEQUENCE DELETION; SERRATIA; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRION;

EID: 84881529117     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12305     Document Type: Article

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