ComB, a novel competence gene required for natural transformation of Acinetobacter sp. BD413: Identification, characterization, and analysis of growth-phase-dependent regulation

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 220-228

  Herzberg, Christina ^a   Friedrich, Alexandra ^a   Averhoff, Beate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter sp. BD413; ComB; Competence; Natural transformation; Pilin like competence factor

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM PILUS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ACINETOBACTER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSFERASES; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034054899     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002039900134     Document Type: Article

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