Regulation of type 1 fimbrial expression in uropathogenic Escherichia coli: Heterogeneity of expression through sequence changes in the fim switch region

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 371-381

  Leathart, J B S ^a   Gally, D L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENES, SWITCH; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; INTEGRASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031892333     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1998.00802.x     Document Type: Article

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