Homologies and divergences in the transcription regulatory system of two related Bacillus subtilis phages

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 6403-6409

  Pérez Lago, Laura ^a   Salas, Margarita ^a   Camacho, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN P4; PROTEIN P6; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACILLUS PHAGES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIOPHAGES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACILLUS PHAGE NF; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 24944482495     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.18.6403-6409.2005     Document Type: Article

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