Efficient vir gene induction in Agrobacterium tumefaciens requires vitA, virG, and vir box from the same Ti plasmid

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 4079-4089

  Krishnamohan, A ^a   Balaji, V ^a   Veluthambi, K ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NOPALINE; OCTOPINE; PROTEIN VIR; PROTEIN VIRA; PROTEIN VIRG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; PLANTS, TOXIC; PLASMIDS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 0034968298     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.13.4079-4089.2001     Document Type: Article

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