Kinetics of expression of the Escherichia coli cad operon as a function of pH and lysine

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 5522-5528

  Neely, Melody N ^a   Olson, Eric R ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029812095     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.18.5522-5528.1996     Document Type: Article

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