Thermoregulation of kpsF, the first region 1 gene in the kps locus for polysialic acid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli K1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3212-3220

  Cieslewicz, Michael ^a   Vimr, Eric ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; POLYSIALIC ACID; REGULATOR PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMOREGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030014408     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.11.3212-3220.1996     Document Type: Article

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