Regulation of the Escherichia coli K5 capsule gene cluster: Evidence for the roles of H-NS, BipA, and integration host factor in regulation of group 2 capsule gene clusters in pathogenic E. coli

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2741-2745

  Rowe, Sonya ^a   Hodson, Nigel ^a   Griffiths, Gary ^a   Roberts, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; INTEGRATION HOST FACTOR; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; INTEGRATION HOST FACTORS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034098679     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.10.2741-2745.2000     Document Type: Article

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