Organization, transcription, and expression of the 5' region of the fla operon of Treponema phagedenis and Treponema pallidum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4628-4634

  Limberger, Ronald J ^a   Slivienski, Linda L ^a   El Afandi, Mary C T ^a   Dantuono, Lisa A ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PHAGEDENIS; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0029764790     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4628-4634.1996     Document Type: Article

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