OmpA of a septicemic Escherichia coli O78 - Secretion and convergent evolution

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 294, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 373-381

  Gophna, Uri ^a   Ideses, Diana ^a   Rosen, Ran ^a   Grundland, Adam ^a   Ron, Eliora Z ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Molecular evolution; OmpA; Outer membrane proteins; Protein secretion; Septicemic E. coli

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O78; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SECRETION; SEPTICEMIA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEROTYPE; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 9144272309     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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