The tpl promoter of Citrobacter freundii is activated by the TyrR protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 5914-5921

  Smith, Hong Qiu ^a   Somerville, Ronald L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CYCLIC AMP; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; PHENOL; PYRUVIC ACID; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REPORTER GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER BRAAKII; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030928543     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.18.5914-5921.1997     Document Type: Article

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