A mutation in a new gene, bglJ, activates the bgl operon in Escherichia coli K-12

Genetics

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 627-635

  Giel, Maryann ^a,b   Desnoyer, Martine ^a,c   Lopilato, Jane ^a  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Acambis   (United States)

^c Biotransplant   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; SALICIN;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPERON; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0030043130     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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