Complex regulation of symbiotic functions is coordinated by mucr and quorum sensing in sinorhizobium meliloti

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 485-496

  Mueller, Konrad ^a   González, Juan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4ALPHA GLUCANOTRANSFERASE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN MUCR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; EXPC GENE; EXPG GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUORUM SENSING; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 78650874884     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01129-10     Document Type: Article

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