Effect of salt shock on stability of λimm434 lysogens

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3115-3123

  Shkilnyj, Paul ^a   Koudelka, Gerald B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; GENE MUTATION; LYSOGENIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RECA GENE;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYSOGENY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VIRAL PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE 434;

EID: 34247854968     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01857-06     Document Type: Article

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