The Haemophilus influenzae dprABC genes constitute a competence- inducible operon that requires the product of the tfoX (sxy) gene for transcriptional activation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4815-4820

  Karudapuram, Surekha ^a   Barcak, Gerard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; PILA;

EID: 0030795361     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4815-4820.1997     Document Type: Article

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