The genetic switch regulating activity of early promoters of the temperate lactococcal bacteriophage TP901-1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 7430-7438

  Madsen, Peter Lynge ^a,b   Johansen, Annette H ^b   Hammer, Karin ^b   Brøndsted, Lone ^b  

^a CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; RECA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SWITCHING; LACTOCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPRESSOR GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0032763651     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.24.7430-7438.1999     Document Type: Article

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