A homolog of CcpA mediates catabolite control in Listeria monocytogenes but not carbon source regulation of virulence genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6316-6324

  Behari, Jaideep ^a,c   Youngman, Philip ^a,b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031785753     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.180.23.6316-6324.1998     Document Type: Article

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