Regulation of excision of integrative and potentially conjugative elements from Streptococcus thermophilus: Role of the arp1 repressor

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 16-21

  Bellanger, Xavier ^a   Morel, Catherine ^a   Decaris, Bernard ^a   Guédon, Gérard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

CI repressor; Integrative conjugative element; Regulation; Site specific excision; Streptococcus thermophilus

Indexed keywords

ARP1 REPRESSOR PROTEIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MITOMYCIN C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONJUGATION; DNA DAMAGE; EXCISION REPAIR; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOME; INTEGRATIVE AND CONJUGATIVE ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

ATTACHMENT SITES, MICROBIOLOGICAL; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; INTEGRASES; MITOMYCIN; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; VIRAL REGULATORY AND ACCESSORY PROTEINS;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE LAMBDA; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 35649016168     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000106078     Document Type: Article

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