Growth-phase-dependent expression of the osmotically inducible gene osmC of Escherichia coli K-12

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 729-736

  Gordia, Sylvie ^a   Gutierrez, Claude ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0030050577     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.418945.x     Document Type: Article

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