The Erp protein is anchored at the surface by a carboxy-terminal hydrophobic domain and is important for cell-wall structure inMycobacterium smegmatis
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- 1 February 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 231 (2) , 191-196
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-1097(03)00964-9
Abstract
Erp (exported repetitive protein), also known as P36, Pirg and Rv3810, is a member of a mycobacteria-specific family of extracellular proteins. In paKeywords
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