Molecular characterization of adiY, a regulatory gene which affects expression of the biodegradative acid-induced arginine decarboxylase gene (adiA) of Escherichia coli

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1311-1320

  Stim Herndon, Kathleen P ^a   Flores, Theresa M ^a,b   Bennett, George N ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid response; appY; envY; Regulation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ARGININE DECARBOXYLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029946853     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/13500872-142-5-1311     Document Type: Article

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