Influence of a functional sigB operon on the global regulators sar and agr in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 5171-5179

  Bischoff, M ^a   Entenza, J M ^a   Giachino, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALLELES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FIBRONECTINS; GENES, REPORTER; OPERON; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, BACTERIAL; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

LURIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034885090     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.17.5171-5179.2001     Document Type: Article

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