Osmotic shock induction of capsule synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1204-1206

  Sledjeski, Darren D ^a   Gottesman, Susan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Laboratory of Biochemistry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030029879     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.4.1204-1206.1996     Document Type: Article

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