Analysis of the s-layer transporter mechanism and smooth lipopolysaccharide synthesis in caulobacter crescentus

C. crescentus is a Gram-negative bacterium that possesses an hexagonal array called the S-layer that covers the entire outer surface of the bacterium. This array is composed of an estimated 60 000 copies of the 98 kDa protein RsaA. RsaA secretion is directed by a C-terminal secretion signal locat...

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Main Author: Awram, Peter Alan
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/11365