sar Genetic determinants necessary for transcription of RNAII and RNAIII in the agr locus of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3963-3971

  Cheung, Ambrose L ^a   Bayer, Manfred G ^a   Heinrichs, Jon H ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030926455     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.12.3963-3971.1997     Document Type: Article

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