Identification of Genes Controlled by the Essential YycG/YycF Two-Component System of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1175-1181

  Dubrac, Sarah ^a   Msadek, Tarek ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRANOSIDE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE CONTROL; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STARVATION; YYCF GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIRMICUTES; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 1142298553     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.4.1175-1181.2004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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