Diacylglycerol kinase is involved in regulation of expression of the lantibiotic mutacin II of Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 167-170

  Chen, Ping ^a   Novak, Jan ^a   Qi, Fengxia ^a   Caufield, Page W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE; GENE PRODUCT; LANTIBIOTIC; MUTACIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; DENTAL CARIES; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0031963001     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.1.167-170.1998     Document Type: Article

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