Regulation of stalk elongation by phosphate in Caulobacter crescentus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 337-347

  Gonin, Madeleine ^a   Quardokus, Ellen M ^a   O'Donnol, Danielle ^a   Maddock, Janine ^b   Brun, Yves V ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSPOSON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAULOBACTER; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; REGULON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033988998     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.337-347.2000     Document Type: Article

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