Isolation and characterization of paraquat-inducible promoters from Escherichia coli

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 277-283

  Lee, Joon Hee ^a   Roe, Jung Hye ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ABC transporter; Escherichia coli; LysR family; Paraquat inducible promoter; SoxRS regulon

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042954023     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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