Constitutive expression of fibronectin binding in Streptococcus pyogenes as a result of anaerobic activation of rofA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 6172-6180

  Fogg, George C ^a   Caparon, Michael G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 0030883192     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.19.6172-6180.1997     Document Type: Article

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