Mutagenesis of the P2 promoter of the major outer membrane protein gene of Chlamydia trachomatis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 5573-5578

  Douglas, Annemarie L ^a   Hatch, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0029819429     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.19.5573-5578.1996     Document Type: Article

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