Expression of sialic acid and polysialic acid in serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis: Divergent transcription of biosynthesis and transport operons through a common promoter region

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 4052-4059

  Swartley, John S ^b   Ahn, Jay H ^b   Liu, Li Jun ^b   Kahler, Charlene M ^b   Stephens, David S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTIDINE PHOSPHATE N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; POLYSIALIC ACID; SIALIC ACID; SIALYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENE INSERTION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MUTAGENESIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIALYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029998143     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.14.4052-4059.1996     Document Type: Article

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