Role of FlgM in σD-dependent gene expression in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3113-3118

  Caramori, Tiziana ^a   Barillà, Daniela ^a,c   Nessi, Claudio ^a   Sacchi, Luciano ^a   Galizzi, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Dip Genetica e Microbiologia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FLAGELLUM; GENE ACTIVITY; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPERON; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029903280     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3113-3118.1996     Document Type: Article

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