Accumulation of hns mutations specifically in stationary phase in an E. coli strain carrying an impaired rpoS locus

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-224

  Desai, Stuti K ^a   Mahadevan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

bgl operon; hns; rpoS

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; H NS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; H-NS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR KATF PROTEIN, BACTERIA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MUTATION; OPERON; PLASMID; REGULON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; OPERON; PLASMIDS; REGULON; S PHASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33947672299     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 00221333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02935336     Document Type: Article

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