Identification and characterization of a determinant (eep) on the Enterococcus faecalis chromosome that is involved in production of the peptide sex pheromone cAD1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 5915-5921

  An, Florence Y ^a   Sulavik, Mark C ^b,c   Clewell, Don B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c GENOME THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEMOLYSIN; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; RNA; SEX PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032871073     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.19.5915-5921.1999     Document Type: Article

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