A role for H-NS in the regulation of the virF gene of Shigella and enteroinvasive Escherichia coli

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-25

  Prosseda, G ^a   Fradiani, P A ^a   Di Lorenzo, M ^a   Falconi, M ^b   Micheli, G ^a   Casalino, M ^c   Nicoletti, M ^d   Colonna, B ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bent DNA; EIEC; H NS protein; pH; Regulation; Shigella; Temperature; virF gene

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SHIGELLA; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0031975697     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)83619-4     Document Type: Article

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