Regulation of conjugal transfer by Lrp and Dam methylation in plasmid R100

International Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-285

  Camacho, Eva M ^a   Serna, Ana ^a   Casadesús, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dam methylation; Fertility inhibition; FinP RNA; Leucine responsive regulatory protein (Lrp); Transcription factor Traj

Indexed keywords

SALMONELLA;

EID: 31144457233     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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