The Clostridium perfringens germinant receptor protein GerKC is located in the spore inner membrane and is crucial for spore germination

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 5084-5091

  Banawas, Saeed ^a,b   Paredes Sabja, Daniel ^a,c   Korza, George ^d   Li, Yunfeng ^d   Hao, Bing ^d   Setlow, Peter ^d   Sarker, Mahfuzur R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAJMAAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; CHELATE; DIPICOLINIC ACID; DODECYLAMINE; GERKC PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPORE GERMINATION; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL MEMBRANE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84887226456     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00901-13     Document Type: Article

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