Analysis of transcriptional control mechanisms of capsule expression in Neisseria meningitidis

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 291, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 361-369

  Von Loewenich, Friederike D ^a   Wintermeyer, Eva ^a   Dümig, Michaela ^a   Frosch, Matthias ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Universitauml TWuumlrzburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsule expression; lacZ reporter gene fusion; Neisseria meningitidis; Transcriptional control

Indexed keywords

NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0034764061     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00142     Document Type: Article

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