Cooperative interaction of CI protein regulates lysogeny of Lactobacillus casei by bacteriophage A2

Journal of Virology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 3920-3929

  García, Pilar ^a,b   Ladero, Victor ^a   Alonso, Juan C ^c   Suárez, Juan E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

EID: 0032900092     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.5.3920-3929.1999     Document Type: Article

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