The Escherichia coli CsrB and CsrC small RNAs are strongly induced during growth in nutrient-poor medium

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 297, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-86

  Jonas, Kristina ^a,b   Melefors, Öjar ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

BarA UvrY two component system; CsrB; External growth conditions; Small RNAs

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID MIXTURE; CASAMINO ACID; PROTEIN CSRB; PROTEIN CSRC; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AMINO ACIDS; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67650770142     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01661.x     Document Type: Article

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