Molecular characterization of a large Borrelia burgdorferi motility operon which is initiated by a consensus σ70 promoter

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2289-2299

  Ge, Yigong ^a   Old, Iain G ^b   Girons, Isabelle Saint ^b   Charon, Nyles W ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; SPIROCHETE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SPIROCHAETALES; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031004329     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2289-2299.1997     Document Type: Article

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