The lysogenic region of virus φCh1: Identification of a repressor-operator system and determination of its activity in halophilic Archaea

Extremophiles

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 383-396

  Iro, M ^a   Klein, R ^a,b   Galos B ^a   Baranyi, U ^a,c   Rossler N ^a,d   Witte, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VBC Genomics Bioscience Research GmbH   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d Biovertis AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Haloalkaliphilic; Halovirus; Natrialba; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

REPRESSOR PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARCHAEAL VIRUS; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HALOBACTERIALES; LYSOGENIZATION; METABOLISM; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAME; OPERATOR GENE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; VIROLOGY;

ARCHAEAL VIRUSES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; HALOBACTERIALES; LYSOGENY; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRAL PROTEINS;

ARCHAEA; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; NATRIALBA; NATRIALBA MAGADII; VIRUS PHICH1;

EID: 33847283383     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-006-0040-3     Document Type: Article

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