The multiple-sugar metabolism (msm) gene cluster of Streptococcus mutans is transcribed as a single operon

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 140, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 261-264

  McLaughlin, Robert E ^a   Ferretti, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

msm; Multiple sugar metabolism; RT PCR; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030199688     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00191-7     Document Type: Article

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