The cyclic AMP receptor protein is the main activator of pectinolysis genes in Erwinia chrysanthemi

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3500-3508

  Reverchon, Sylvie ^a   Expert, Dominique ^b   Robert Baudouy, Janine ^a   Nasser, William ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INRA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; PECTIN; POLYGALACTURONASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ERWINIA; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICHORIUM INTYBUS; ERWINIA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SAINTPAULIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030920073     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.11.3500-3508.1997     Document Type: Article

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