Complementation of divergent mga genes in group A Streptococcus

Gene

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 77-81

  Andersson, Göran ^a   McIver, Kevin ^b   Hedén, Lars Olof ^a   Scott, June R ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activator; Helix turn helix; Regulon; Signal transduction; Virulence

Indexed keywords

HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0030579125     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00124-2     Document Type: Article

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