The Rap and Hor proteins of Erwinia, Serratia and Yersinia: A novel subgroup in a growing superfamily of proteins regulating diverse physiological processes in bacterial pathogens

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 531-544

  Thomson, N R ^a   Cox, A ^a   Bycroft, B W ^b   Stewart, G S A B ^b   Williams, P ^b   Salmond, G P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERRATIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SERRATIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SUS SCROFA; TYPHIMURIUM; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0030668089     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.5981976.x     Document Type: Article

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