The virulence plasmid of Salmonella typhimurium contains an autoregulated gene, rIgA, that codes for a resolvase-like DNA binding protein

Plasmid

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-33

  Massey, Ruth C ^a   Bowe, Frances ^b   Sheehan, Brian J ^c   Dougan, Gordon ^b   Dorman, Charles J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; RESOLVASE;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE MAPPING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0033927787     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/plas.2000.1463     Document Type: Article

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