Mechanism and regulation of transcription in archaea

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 208-213

  Bell, Stephen D ^a   Jackson, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; GENE CONTROL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035067057     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00190-9     Document Type: Review

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