Role of CodY in regulation of the Bacillus subtilis hut operon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 3779-3784

  Fisher, Susan H ^a   Rohrer, Kellie ^a   Ferson, Amy E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDE; GENE PRODUCT; HISTIDINE; PERMEASE; PROLINE DEHYDROGENASE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE CONTROL; GENE INSERTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSPOSON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS;

EID: 0029977011     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.13.3779-3784.1996     Document Type: Article

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