Integration host factor stimulates both FimB- and FimE-mediated site-specific DNA inversion that controls phase variation of type 1 fimbriae expression in Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 705-707

  Blomfield, Ian C ^a   Kulasekara, Don H ^a   Eisenstein, Barry I ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA RECOMBINASE; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031023410     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2241615.x     Document Type: Article

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