Mutational characterization of promoter regions recognized by the Salmonella dublin virulence plasmid regulatory protein SpvR

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 5398-5406

  Grob, Philipp ^a,c   Kahn, Daniel ^a   Guiney, Donald G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SALMONELLA DUBLIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DUBLIN;

EID: 0030885963     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.17.5398-5406.1997     Document Type: Article

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