Characterization of hapR, a positive regulator of the Vibrio cholerae HA/protease gene hap, and its identification as a functional homologue of the Vibrio harveyi luxR gene

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1023-1034

  Jobling, Michael G ^a   Holmes, Randall K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 0030696361     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.6402011.x     Document Type: Article

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