Positive selection for loss of RpoS function in Escherichia coli

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 554, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 193-203

  Chen, Guozhu ^a   Patten, Cheryl L ^a   Schellhorn, Herb E ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Catalase; KatE; Mutation; OsmY; Regulation; Starvation; Succinate

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CATALASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE SEQUENCE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULON; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALASE; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGMA FACTOR;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 4344634337     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.04.013     Document Type: Article

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