Modulation of luminescence operon expression by N-octanoyl-L-homoserine lactone in ainS mutants of Vibrio fischeri

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 971-976

  Kuo, Alan ^a,b   Callahan, Sean M ^a   Dunlap, Paul V ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOSERINE; LACTONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 0030066649     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.4.971-976.1996     Document Type: Article

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