Alternative transcription factor σ(SB) of Staphylococcus aureus: Characterization and role in transcription of the global regulatory locus sar

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 6355-6359

  Deora, Rajendar ^a,b   Tseng, Tony ^a   Misra, Tapan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RNA SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030809034     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.20.6355-6359.1997     Document Type: Article

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