Transcriptional regulation of Salmonella virulence: A PhoQ periplasmic domain mutation results in increased net phosphotransfer to PhoP

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6369-6373

  Gunn, John S ^a   Hohmann, Elizabeth L ^b   Miller, Samuel I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 0029910516     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.21.6369-6373.1996     Document Type: Article

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