Antisense RNA-dependent transcription termination sites that modulate lysogenic development of satellite phage P4

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1124-1134

  Briani, Federica ^a   Ghisotti, Daniela ^a   Dehò, Gianni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

BACTERIOPHAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPLICATION; LYSOGENIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

EID: 0034128922     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01927.x     Document Type: Article

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