Characterization of the sar locus and its interaction with agr in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 418-423

  Heinrichs, Jon H ^a   Bayer, Manfred G ^a   Cheung, Ambrose L ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0030045982     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.2.418-423.1996     Document Type: Article

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