Differential expression of over 60 chromosomal genes in Escherichia coli by constitutive expression of MarA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3467-3474

  Barbosa, Teresa M ^a   Levy, Stuart B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; IRON; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OPERON; REGULON; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0034119459     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.12.3467-3474.2000     Document Type: Article

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