Activation of transcription at divergent urea-dependent promoters by the urease gene regulator UreR

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 643-655

  D'Orazio, Sarah E F ^a   Thomas, Venetta ^a   Collins, Carleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UREA; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MIRABILIS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 0029835150     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1996.tb02572.x     Document Type: Article

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