Regulation of protein a synthesis by the sar and agr loci of Staphylococcus aureus

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2243-2249

  Cheung, Ambrose L ^a   Eberhardt, Kelly ^a   Heinrichs, Jon H ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; REGULATOR GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0030976395     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.6.2243-2249.1997     Document Type: Article

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