Lack of expression of the global regulator OxyR in Haemophilus influenzae has a profound effect on growth phenotype

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4618-4629

  Maciver, Isobel ^a   Hansen, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE INDUCTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0029907767     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.11.4618-4629.1996     Document Type: Article

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