RegF, an SspA homologue, regulates the expression of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae pilE gene

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-303

  De Reuse, H ^a   Taha, M K ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Neisseria gonorrhoeae; pilE gene; RegF protein; SspA; transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELIS CATUS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 0030924935     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)81585-9     Document Type: Article

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