Pheromone-regulated expression of sex pheromone plasmid pAD1-encoded aggregation substance depends on at least six upstream genes and a cis- acting, orientation-dependent factor

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3816-3825

  Muscholl Silberhorn, Albrecht B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; SEX PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ALPHA-AMYLASE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHEROMONES; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0034086733     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.13.3816-3825.2000     Document Type: Article

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