Diversity of O-antigen repeat unit structures can account for the substantial sequence variation of Wzx translocases

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1713-1722

  Hong, Yaoqin ^a   Reeves, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; O ANTIGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN WZX; PROTEIN WZY; SUGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENETIC VARIATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; O ANTIGENS;

EID: 84897482478     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01323-13     Document Type: Article

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