Two-vector assay as a tool for examining Spo0A gene transcription regulation

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 379-385

  Blaškovič, Dušan ^a   Barák, Imrich ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Promoters; Spo0A; Sporulation; Two vector system

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA BINDING MOTIF; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE PROBE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STRAIN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SPOROGENESIS; STREPTOMYCES; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VECTORS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGMA FACTOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036828531     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(02)00110-0     Document Type: Article

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