Transcriptional regulation in Archaea

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-134

  Leigh, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033119587     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(99)80023-X     Document Type: Article

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