Gram-negative flagella glycosylation

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 2840-2857

  Merino, Susana ^a   Tomás, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flagella; Glycosylation; Gram negative

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AEROMONAS; BURKHOLDERIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HELICOBACTER; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MODEL; N GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; O GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; SHEWANELLA; CHEMISTRY; FLAGELLUM; GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GLYCOSYLATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 84894245823     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15022840     Document Type: Review

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