Analysis of the precursor rRNA fractions of rapidly growing mycobacteria: Quantification by methods that include the use of a promoter (rrnA P1) as a novel standard

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 534-543

  Menéndez, María Del Carmen ^a,b   Rebollo, María José ^a   Núñez, María Del Carmen ^a   Cox, Robert A ^b   García, María Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, RRNA; HEMAGGLUTININS; LECTINS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RRNA OPERON;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 11844265398     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.2.534-543.2005     Document Type: Article

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