Regulation of hmp gene transcription in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Effects of oxygen limitation and nitrosative and oxidative stress

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3486-3493

  Yanmin, Hu ^a   Butcher, Philip D ^a   Mangan, Joseph A ^a   Rajandream, Marie Adele ^b   Coates, Anthony R M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYGEN; PARAQUAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH REGULATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ANIMALIA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0344417899     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.11.3486-3493.1999     Document Type: Article

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