The molecular architecture of the sar locus in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 4563-4570

  Bayer, Manfred G ^a   Heinrichs, Jon H ^a   Cheung, Ambrose L ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATOR GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029785913     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.15.4563-4570.1996     Document Type: Article

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