Analysis of three clustered polygalacturonase genes in Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937 revealed an anti-repressor function for the PecS regulator

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 641-650

  Nasser, William ^a   Shevchik, Vladimir E ^a   Hugouvieux Cotte Pattat, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PECTIN; POLYGALACTURONASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERWINIA; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATOR GENE; REPRESSOR GENE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI STR. 3937; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032703529     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01609.x     Document Type: Article

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