The flgE gene of Campylobacter coli is under the control of the alternative sigma factor σ54

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4647-4653

  Kinsella, Niamh ^a   Guerry, Patricia ^b   Cooney, Jakki ^a,d   Trust, Trevor J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FLAGELLIN; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TREPONEMA PHAGEDENIS; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030802919     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4647-4653.1997     Document Type: Article

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