Identification of a homolog of CcpA catabolite repressor protein in Streptococcus mutans

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2085-2092

  Simpson, Christine L ^a   Russell, Roy R B ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0031922267     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.5.2085-2092.1998     Document Type: Article

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