Molecular characterization of two-component systems of Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2068-2076

  Beier, Dagmar ^a   Frank, Rainer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034082804     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.8.2068-2076.2000     Document Type: Article

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