The operator and early promoter region of the Shiga toxin type 2-encoding bacteriophage 933W and control of toxin expression

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 7670-7679

  Tyler, Jessica S ^a   Mills, Melissa J ^a   Friedman, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROPHAGE; REPRESSOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VIRUS INDUCTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BASE SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROPHAGES; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II; VIRULENCE; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIOPHAGE 933W; ESCHERICHIA COLI; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 7744229374     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.22.7670-7679.2004     Document Type: Article

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