Dual promoters are responsible for transcription initiation of the fla/che operon in Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 3548-3555

  Estacio, W ^a   Santa Anna Arriola, S ^a   Adedipe, M ^a   Marquez Magana L M ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032457312     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.14.3548-3555.1998     Document Type: Article

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