Identification of a new regulator in Streptococcus pneumoniae linking quorum sensing to competence for genetic transformation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 5004-5016

  Lee, Myeong S ^a   Morrison, Donald A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Laboratory for Molecular Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032816642     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.5004-5016.1999     Document Type: Article

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