Role of mRNA stability in growth phase regulation of gene expression in the group A Streptococcus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1866-1873

  Barnett, Timothy C ^a   Bugrysheva, Julia V ^a   Scott, June R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARCT GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PNPA GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAGA GENE; SDA GENE; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RNA STABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 33947377937     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01658-06     Document Type: Article

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