Metalloregulation in vitro of the aerobactin promoter of Escherichia coil by the Fur (ferric uptake regulation) protein

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 799-808

  Escolar, Lucía ^a   De Lorenzo, Víctor ^a   Pérez Martín, José ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBACTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030663311     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6211987.x     Document Type: Article

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