Transcriptional control of the agr-dependent virulence gene regulator, RNAIII, in Staphylococcus aureus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1227-1237

  Morfeldt, Eva ^a   Tegmark, Karin ^a   Arvidson, Staffan ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AGRA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029814352     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.751447.x     Document Type: Article

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