Identification of Vibrio vulnificus lrp and its influence on survival under various stresses

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-163

  Jeong, Hye Sook ^a   Rhee, Jee Eun ^a   Lee, Jeong Hyun ^a   Choi, Hyun Kyung ^a   Kim, Dae Il ^a   Lee, Myung Hee ^a   Park, Soon Jung ^b   Choi, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

lrp; Stress tolerance; V. vulnificus

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE RESPONSIVE REGULATOR PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL GROWTH; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRESS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0037300639     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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