Regulation of Sinorhizobium meliloti 1021 rrnA-reporter gene fusions in response to cold shock

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 821-830

  Gustafson, Ann M ^a   O'Connell, Kevin P ^a   Thomashow, Michael F ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Luciferase; Rhizobium

Indexed keywords

GENES; LUMINESCENCE; PROTEINS; RNA;

COLD SHOCK; TRANSCRIPT ACCUMULATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

RIBOSOME RNA;

COLD TOLERANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FUSION; HYBRID GENE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPORTER GENE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; UPREGULATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENES, RRNA; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; RHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI 1021; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0036433810     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w02-078     Document Type: Article

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