Autogenous regulation of the Bacillus subtilis glnRA operon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2450-2454

  Brown, Stuart W ^a   Sonenshein, Abraham L ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029882155     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.8.2450-2454.1996     Document Type: Article

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