The CtrA response regulator mediates temporal control of gene expression during the Caulobacter cell cycle

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2430-2439

  Reisenauer, Ann ^a,b   Quon, Kim ^a   Shapiro, Lucy ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CAULOBACTER; CELL CYCLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032906661     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.8.2430-2439.1999     Document Type: Article

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