The alternative sigma factor σH is required for toxin gene expression by Bacillus anthracis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1874-1883

  Hadjifrangiskou, Maria ^a   Chen, Yahua ^a   Koehler, Theresa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; PROTEIN ABRB; PROTEIN ATXA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR H; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGH GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURAL GENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SIGMA FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33947432067     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01333-06     Document Type: Article

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