Cloning of the rpoD analog from Rhizobium etli: sigA of R. etli is growth phase regulated

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7138-7143

  Luka, Sohail ^a,b   Patriarca, Eduardo J ^a   Riccio, Anna ^a   Iaccarino, Maurizio ^a   Defez, Roberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIUM ETLI;

EID: 0030451074     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.24.7138-7143.1996     Document Type: Article

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