Dual regulation of mucoidy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and sigma factor antagonism

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 341-351

  Boucher, J C ^a   Schurr, M J ^a   Deretic, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ALGINATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOHYDRATE DEHYDROGENASES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; NITROGEN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 54; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0034011319     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01846.x     Document Type: Article

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