Regulation of transcription by DNA supercoiling in mycoplasma genitalium: Global control in the smallest known self-replicating genome

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 302-304

  Dorman, Charles J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); LIPOPROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME SIZE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIPOPROTEINS; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM;

EID: 79960188216     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07718.x     Document Type: Note

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