Alkaline phosphatase as a reporter of σs levels and rpoS polymorphisms in different E. coli strains

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-47

  Spira, Beny ^a   Ferenci, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; PHO regulon; rpoS; Sigma factor

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36348992043     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0291-0     Document Type: Article

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