A cka-gfp transcriptional fusion reveals that the Colicin K activity gene is induced in only 3 percent of the population

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 654-659

  Mulec, Janez ^a   Podlesek, Zdravko ^b   Mrak, Peter ^b   Kopitar, Andreja ^b   Ihan, Alojz ^b   Žgur Bertok, Darja ^b  

^a KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CKA GFP PROTEIN; COLICIN; COLICIN K; GENE PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSION GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLICINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037226702     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.2.654-659.2003     Document Type: Article

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