The pilA regulatory gene modulates the pilus-mediated adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis by controlling the transcription of pilC1

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1073-1084

  Taha, Muhamed Kheir ^a   Giorgini, Dario ^a   Nassif, Xavier ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PILA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0029863076     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.448979.x     Document Type: Article

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