Conserved cis-acting promoter elements are required for density-dependent transcription of Agrobacterium tumefaciens conjugal transfer genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 435-440

  Fuqua, Clay ^a   Winans, Stephen C ^b  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CIS ACTING ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030061698     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.2.435-440.1996     Document Type: Article

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