Transcription analysis of Streptococcus thermophilus phages in the lysogenic state

Virology

Volumn 302, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-32

  Ventura, Marco ^a   Bruttin, Anne ^a   Canchaya, Carlos ^a   Brüssow, Harald ^a  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LYSIN GENE; LYSOGENIZATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; PROPHASE; REPRESSOR GENE; SIE GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

LACTOCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0036434356     PISSN: 00426822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/viro.2002.1571     Document Type: Article

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