16S rRNA is bound to Era of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 5242-5249

  Meier, Timothy I ^a   Peery, Robert B ^a   Jaskunas, S Richard ^a   Zhao, Genshi ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RIBOSOME RNA; THROMBIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RNA BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032857928     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.17.5242-5249.1999     Document Type: Article

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