Transcriptional regulation of MG-149, an osmoinducible lipoprotein gene from Mycoplasma genitalium

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 327-339

  Zhang, Wenbo ^a   Baseman, Joel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; NOVOBIOCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIPOPROTEIN GENE; MG 149 GENE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA GYRASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIPOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NOVOBIOCIN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM;

EID: 79960197950     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07717.x     Document Type: Article

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