Regulation of expression of the adhE gene, encoding ethanol oxidoreductase in Escherichia coli: Transcription from a downstream promoter and regulation by Fnr and RpoS

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 7571-7579

  Membrillo Hernández, Jorge ^a   Lin, E C C ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CODON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0040875615     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.24.7571-7579.1999     Document Type: Article

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