Fumarate regulation of gene expression in Escherichia coli by the DcuSR (dcuSR genes) two-component regulatory system

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 5421-5425

  Zientz, Evelyn ^a   Bongaerts, Johannes ^a   Unden, Gottfried ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031661593     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.20.5421-5425.1998     Document Type: Article

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