The histone-like protein Hlp is essential for growth of Streptococcus pyogenes: Comparison of genetic approaches to study essential genes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 4422-4428

  Bugrysheva, Julia V ^a   Froehlich, Barbara J ^a   Freiberg, Jeffrey A ^a   Scott, June R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE; ANTISENSE RNA; BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSIONS; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENETIC APPROACH; GENETIC TOOLS; HUMAN PATHOGENS; RIBOSOME BINDING SITES; RIBOSWITCHES; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

GENES; PATHOGENS; RNA;

TRANSCRIPTION;

DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHROMOSOME; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; PROTEIN; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; RIBOSWITCH; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, ESSENTIAL; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RIBOSWITCH; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP A';

EID: 79960082207     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00554-11     Document Type: Article

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