Growth phase-dependent transcription of the Streptomyces ramocissimus tuf1 gene occurs from two promoters

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3619-3624

  Tieleman, Lian N ^a   Van Wezel, Gilles P ^a   Bibb, Mervyn J ^b   Kraal, Barend ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH REGULATION; MYCELIUM; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOMYCES; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES RAMOCISSIMUS;

EID: 0030998925     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.11.3619-3624.1997     Document Type: Article

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