Antitermination of transcription of catabolic operons

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 413-321

  Rutberg, Blanka ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ERWINIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

EID: 0031029049     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.d01-1867.x     Document Type: Review

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