Stability of CII is a key element in the cold stress response of bacteriophage λ infection

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 5987-5991

  Obuchowski, Michal ^a   Shotland, Yoram ^b   Koby, Simi ^b   Giladi, Hilla ^b   Gabig, Magdalena ^a   Wegrzyn, Grzegorz ^a   Oppenheim, Amos B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYSOGENIZATION; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030884767     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.19.5987-5991.1997     Document Type: Article

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