Characterization of the Erwinia chrysanthemi expl-expR locus directing the synthesis of two N-acyl-homoserine lactone signal molecules

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1391-1405

  Nasser, William ^a   Bouillant, Marie Louise ^b   Salmond, George ^c   Reverchon, Sylvie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b University of Lyon   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL WALL SKELETON; CELLULASE; CYCLIC AMP; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PECTATE LYASE; POLYGALACTURONASE; PROTEINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ENZYME INDUCTION; ERWINIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR BINDING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; NEGIBACTERIA; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM;

EID: 0031692028     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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