Mutations affecting mRNA processing and fimbrial biogenesis in the Escherichia coli pap operon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 683-690

  Nilsson, Peter ^a,b   Naureckiene, Saule ^a,c   Uhlin, Bernt Eric ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PAP PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA PROCESSING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030049484     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.683-690.1996     Document Type: Article

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