A novel mechanism of urease regulation in Yersinia enterocolitica

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-226

  De Koning Ward, Tania F ^a   Robins Browne, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

enzyme regulation; urease; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

UREASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CATALASE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME INDUCTION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; NITROGEN; S PHASE; TEMPERATURE; UREA; UREASE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0031048518     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(96)00528-9     Document Type: Article

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