Multifunctional-autoprocessing repeats-in-toxin (MARTX) toxins of Vibrios

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Satchell, Karla J F ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; RTXA PROTEIN, VIBRIO CHOLERAE; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM;

GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEA FOOD; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM; VIBRIO; VIBRIOSIS;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; HUMANS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEAFOOD; TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEMS; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEMS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS;

EID: 84959051743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.VE-0002-2014     Document Type: Article

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