Modulation of DNA topology by flaR, a new gene from Listeria monocytogenes

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 801-811

  Sanchez Campillo, María ^a   Dramsi, Shaynoor ^b   Gómez Gomez, Jose M ^a   Michel, Eric ^b   Dehoux, Pierre ^b   Cossart, Pascale ^b   Baquero, Fernando ^a   Pérez Diaz, J Claudio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0029583753     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1995.18050801.x     Document Type: Article

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