Molecular basis of the magnesium deprivation response in Salmonella typhimurium: Identification of PhoP-regulated genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5092-5099

  Soncini, Fernando C ^a   Véscovi, Eleonora García ^a   Solomon, Felix ^a   Groisman, Eduardo A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0029816111     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5092-5099.1996     Document Type: Article

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