DNA-binding proteins possibly involved in regulation of the post- logarithmic-phase expression of lipoprotein P35 in Borrelia burgdorferi

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 522-525

  Indest, Karl J ^a   Philipp, Mario T ^a,b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b T R P R C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN; PROTEIN P35;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIPOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0033989181     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.522-525.2000     Document Type: Article

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