Genetic evidence for an activator required for induction of colicin-like bacteriocin 28b production in Serratia marcescens by DNA-damaging agents

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 951-960

  Ferrer, Santiago ^a   Viejo, Margarita Beatriz ^a   Guasch, Joan Francesc ^a   Enfedaque, Josefina ^a   Regué, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COLICIN; MITOMYCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INSERTION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030026688     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.4.951-960.1996     Document Type: Article

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