Unraveling the phenotype of colicin cytoplasmic import (cim) mutants

Colicins are a type of bacterial toxin produced by Escherichia coli to kill E. coli and closely related bacteria. In contrast to the protein secretion pathway, colicins are released into the extracellular environment due to lysis of the cell. The colicins then enter the target bacterial cell by bind...

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Main Author: Charles, Tysheena Perkins
Other Authors: Benedik, Michael
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2321
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2321