Regulatory circuits controlling enterococcal conjugation: Lessons for functional genomics

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-180

  Dunny, Gary M ^a   Johnson, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PCF10; RNA POLYMERASE; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BACTERIAL GENE; BINDING SITE; DNA BINDING; DOWN REGULATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRGB GENE; PRGQ GENE; PRGX GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

CONJUGATION, GENETIC; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; PHEROMONES; PLASMIDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 79954615144     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2011.01.008     Document Type: Review

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