Analysis of rpoS mRNA in Salmonella dublin: Identification of multiple transcripts with growth-phase-dependent variation in transcript stability

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1264-1268

  Paesold, G ^a   Krause, M ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital Muensterlingen   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SALMONELLA DUBLIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

SALMONELLA DUBLIN;

EID: 0033036801     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.4.1264-1268.1999     Document Type: Article

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