Characterization of in vitro DNA binding sites of the EUO protein of Chlamydia psittaci

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1337-1349

  Zhang, Li ^a   Howe, Martha M ^a   Hatch, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DNA BINDING; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; ENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033956318     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.3.1337-1349.2000     Document Type: Article

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