The role of the lux autoinducer in regulating luminescence in Vibrio harveyi; control of luxR expression

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 767-775

  Miyamoto, Carol M ^a   Chatterjee, Jaidip ^a   Swartzman, Elana ^a,b   Szittner, Rose ^a   Meighen, Edward A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 0030026383     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.417948.x     Document Type: Article

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