A response regulator that represses transcription of several virulence operons in the group A streptococcus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3649-3657

  Federle, Michael J ^a   McIver, Kevin S ^a   Scott, June R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXOTOXIN; M PROTEIN; MITOGENIC AGENT; PEPTIDASE; STREPTOKINASE; STREPTOLYSIN O; STREPTOLYSIN S;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRESSOR GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033053646     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.12.3649-3657.1999     Document Type: Article

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