Oxygen-dependent upregulation of transcription of alginate genes algA, algC and algD in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-43

  Leitao J H ^a   Sa Correia I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

alginate; alginate genes; exopolysaccharides; oxygen dependent transcription; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0343329852     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(97)81898-0     Document Type: Article

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