Regulation of competence development and sugar utilization in Haemophilus influenzae Rd by a phosphoenolpyruvate:fructose phosphotransferase system

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 941-952

  Macfadyen, Leah P ^a   Dorocicz, Irene R ^a,c   Reizer, Jonathan ^b   Saler Jr , Milton H ^b   Redfield, Rosemary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; FRUCTOSE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029843813     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.441420.x     Document Type: Article

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