Characterization of fhlA mutations resulting in ligand-independent transcriptional activation and ATP hydrolysis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-45

  Korsa, Ingrid ^a   Böck, August ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Inst of Genetics and Microbiology   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031038366     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.41-45.1997     Document Type: Article

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