Flagellar phase variation in Salmonella enterica is mediated by a posttranscriptional control mechanism

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3567-3574

  Bonifield, Heather R ^a   Hughes, Kelly T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; FLAGELLIN; GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN FLIC; PROTEIN FLJB; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REDUCTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UNTRANSLATED REGION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLAGELLIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 0037609037     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.12.3567-3574.2003     Document Type: Article

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