Role of the two-component signal transduction and the phosphoenolpyruvate:carbohydrate phosphotransferase systems in competence development of Haemophilus influenzae Rd

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 6366-6368

  Gwinn, M L ^a   Smith, D Yl H O ^a   Tomb, J F ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE RD KW20;

EID: 10344249914     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.21.6366-6368.1996     Document Type: Article

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