Paraquat regulation of hmp (flavohemoglobin) gene expression in Escherichia coli K-12 is SoxRS independent but modulated by σ(s)

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3164-3170

  Membrillo Hernández, Jorge ^a   Kim, Sung Oog ^a   Cook, Gregory M ^a   Poole, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN DERIVATIVE; PARAQUAT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 0039963175     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.10.3164-3170.1997     Document Type: Article

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