Promoter recognition by Bacillus subtilis σ(w): Autoregulation and partial overlap with the σ(x) regulon

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 3765-3770

  Huang, Xuejun ^a   Fredrick, Kurt L ^a,b   Helmann, John D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULON;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0031826742     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.15.3765-3770.1998     Document Type: Article

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