Transcription induction of the ferric citrate transport genes via the N-terminus of the FecA outer membrane protein, the Ton system and the electrochemical potential of the cytoplasmic membrane

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 333-344

  Kim, InSook ^a   Stiefel, Alfred ^a   Plantör, Stefan ^a   Angerer, Annemarie ^a   Braun, Volkmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CITRATE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0031035649     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.2401593.x     Document Type: Article

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