Regulation of lactose utilization genes in Staphylococcus xylosus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2273-2279

  Bassias, Joannis ^a   Brückner, Reinhold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; GENE CONTROL; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS;

EID: 2642685579     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.9.2273-2279.1998     Document Type: Article

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