Characterization of the gtfB and gtfC promoters from Streptococcus mutans GS-5

Plasmid

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-98

  Goodman, Steven D ^a   Gao, Qian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0033955056     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/plas.1999.1444     Document Type: Article

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