Molecular analysis of the Salmonella typhimurium tdc operon regulation

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1024-1032

  Kim, Min Jeong ^a   Lim, Sangyong ^b   Ryu, Sangryeol ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaerobic shock; Salmonella Typhimurium; tdc operon; tdcA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MALTOSE; PROTEIN TDC; THREONINE DEHYDRATASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINOSUGAR; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; H NS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; H-NS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MICROARRAY; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE MUTATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPERON; OXYGEN TENSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BACTERIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

AMINO SUGARS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OPERON; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 53149153218     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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