Structural and functional characterization of the surface layer of Caulobacter crescentus

Proteinaceous surface layers (S-layers) have been identified in hundreds of different species belonging to all major phylogenetic groups of Bacteria and most Archaea and form a geometrically arranged paracrystalline lattice. Despite their wide abundance, few structural and functional studies have be...

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Main Author: Mertens, Jan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42433