Transcriptional organization and regulation of expression of region 1 of the Escherichia coli K5 capsule gene cluster

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6466-6474

  Simpson, David A ^a   Hammarton, Tansy C ^b   Roberts, Ian S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029905206     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6466-6474.1996     Document Type: Article

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