Characterization of the rcsA and rcsB genes from Salmonella typhi: RcsB through tviA is involved in regulation of Vi antigen synthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1691-1698

  Virlogeux, Isabelle ^a   Waxin, Hervé ^a   Ecobichon, Chantal ^a   Lee, Jade O ^b   Popoff, Michel Y ^a,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0029928659     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.6.1691-1698.1996     Document Type: Article

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