Sequence variations within PrfA DNA binding sites and effects on Listeria monocytogenes virulence gene expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 837-841

  Williams, James R ^a   Thayyullathil, Chetna ^b   Freitag, Nancy E ^a,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MUTATION; PEPTIDE TERMINATION FACTORS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0033977720     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.3.837-841.2000     Document Type: Article

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