Activation of the Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora pectin lyase structural gene pnlA: A role for RdgB

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 705-712

  Liu, Yang ^a   Cui, Yaya ^a   Mukherjee, Asita ^a   Chatterjee, Arun K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall degrading enzyme; Damage inducible traits; Gene expression; Plant pathogenic bacteria; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; LYASE; PECTIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME KINETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SPECIES; STRUCTURAL GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030933593     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-3-705     Document Type: Article

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