Characterization and application of a glucose-repressible promoter in Francisella tularensis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2161-2170

  Horzempa, Joseph ^a   Tarwacki, Deanna M ^a   Carlson Jr , Paul E ^a   Robinson, Cory M ^a   Nau, Gerard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL FITNESS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE FUNCTION;

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; CHARACTERIZATION; CHROMOSOMES; FLUORESCENCE; GLUCOSE; MACROPHAGES;

GENE EXPRESSION;

FRANCISELLA GLUCOSE REPRESSIBLE PROMOTER PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

ENZYME INDUCTION; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUCOSE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 42049100317     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02360-07     Document Type: Article

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