Suppression of transcription polarity in the Escherichia coli haemolysin operon by a short upstream element shared by polysaccharide and DNA transfer determinants

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 705-713

  Nieto, Jose M ^a   Bailey, Marc J A ^a   Hughes, Colin ^a   Koronakis, Vassilis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030063067     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.446951.x     Document Type: Article

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