Identification in Listeria monocytogenes of MecA, a homologue of the Bacillus subtilis competence regulatory protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 5931-5934

  Borezee, E ^a   Msadek, T ^a   Durant, L ^a   Berche, P ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DOWN REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; KINETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MUTAGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE DELETION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0033818945     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.20.5931-5934.2000     Document Type: Article

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