Multiple sigma factor genes in Brevibacterium lactofermentum: Characterization of sigA and sigB

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 550-553

  Oguiza, José A ^a   Marcos, Ana T ^a,b   Malumbres, Marcos ^a,c   Martín, Juan F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Institute of Biotechnology INBIOTEC Parque Científico de León   (Spain)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BREVIBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0030069644     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.2.550-553.1996     Document Type: Article

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