Transcription of Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin binding protein genes is negatively regulated by agr and an agr-independent mechanism

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 5259-5263

  Saravia Otten, Patricia ^a   Müller, Hans Peter ^a,b   Arvidson, Staffan ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; FIBRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATOR GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0041196235     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.17.5259-5263.1997     Document Type: Article

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