Promoter mapping and transcriptional regulation of the iron-regulated Neisseria gonorrhoeae fbpA gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3047-3052

  Forng, Ren Yo ^a   Ekechukwu, Chioma R ^a   Subbarao, Shambavi ^b   Morse, Stephen A ^b   Genco, Caroline A ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; GENE MAPPING; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031001581     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.3047-3052.1997     Document Type: Article

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