Identification of sequences necessary for transcription in vitro from the Chlamydia trachomatis rRNA P1 promoter

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6975-6982

  Tan, Ming ^a   Engel, Joanne N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; RIBOSOME RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DNA TEMPLATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CASSETTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029847651     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6975-6982.1996     Document Type: Article

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