An extracellular factor regulates expression of sdiA, a transcriptional activator of cell division genes in Escherichia coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2742-2748

  Garcia Lara J ^a   Shang, L H ^a   Rothfield, L I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL DIVISION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029935115     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.10.2742-2748.1996     Document Type: Article

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