Transcriptional analysis of type 1 capsule genes in Staphylococcus aureus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 473-482

  Ouyang, Shu ^a   Lee, Chia Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031016038     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.d01-1865.x     Document Type: Article

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