In vitro characterization of constitutive CysB proteins from Salmonella typhimurium

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-256

  Colyer, Tracey E ^a   Kredich, Nicholas M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULON; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0029745398     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.6301347.x     Document Type: Article

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