In vivo and in vitro evidence for an anti-rho activity induced by the phage P4 polarity suppressor protein Psu

Virology

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 131-141

  Linderoth, Nora A ^a,b   Tang, George ^a   Calendar, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; VIRUS MUTANT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031555648     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1996.8325     Document Type: Article

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