Transcriptional regulation in the Streptococcus pneumoniae rlrA pathogenicity islet by RlrA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 413-421

  Hava, David L ^a   Hemsley, Carolyn J ^a   Camilli, Andrew ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN RLRA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AT RICH SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; LUNG INFECTION; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0037224589     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.2.413-421.2003     Document Type: Article

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