Transcription of the stationary-phase-associated hspX gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is inversely related to synthesis of the 16- kilodalton protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1380-1387

  Hu, Yanmin ^a   Coates, Anthony R M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033018002     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.5.1380-1387.1999     Document Type: Article

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