Analysis of genetic elements controlling Staphylococcus aureus lrgAB expression: Potential role of DNA topology in SarA regulation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 4822-4828

  Fujimoto, D F ^a   Brunskill, E W ^a   Bayles, K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CATECHOL 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; CURVED DNA; HYDROLASE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME REPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033871121     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.17.4822-4828.2000     Document Type: Article

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