Over-expression of rexA nullifies T4rII exclusion in Escherichia coli K(λ) lysogens

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-136

  Slavcev, Roderick A ^a,b   Hayes, Sidney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage lambda ( ); Lambda pM cI rexA rexB timm operon; T4rII exclusion (Rex) phenotype

Indexed keywords

DRUG DOSAGE; GENES; PROTEINS;

CELLULAR LEVELS; PHENOTYPE;

BACTERIOLOGY;

PROTEIN; PROTEIN REXA; PROTEIN REXB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, VIRAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LYSOGENY; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; PROPHAGES; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 2342494385     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w03-115     Document Type: Article

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