Characterization of a small PlcR-regulated gene co-expressed with cereolysin O

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Brillard, Julien ^a   Lereclus, Didier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREOLYSIN O; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CEREOLYSIN; PEPTIDE; PLCR PROTEIN, BACILLUS; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REPORTER GENE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; POSIBACTERIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; PEPTIDES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 34447255722     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-7-52     Document Type: Article

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