Expression systems and physiological control of promoter activity in bacteria

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 303-310

  Cases, Ildefonso ^a   De Lorenzo, Victor ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CYCLIC AMP BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW;

CYCLIC AMP RECEPTOR PROTEIN; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 0032082047     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(98)80034-9     Document Type: Article

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