Expression and Targeting of secreted proteins from Chlamydia trachomatis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1325-1334

  Bauler, Laura D ^a   Hackstadt, Ted ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; SECRETORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SHUTTLE VECTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84895733039     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01290-13     Document Type: Article

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