Identification and characterization of genes required for early Myxococcus xanthus developmental gene expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 4564-4571

  Guo, Dongchuan ^a   Wu, Yun ^a   Kaplan, Heidi B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; O ANTIGENS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 0033874091     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.16.4564-4571.2000     Document Type: Article

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