Modulation of inv gene expression by the OmpR two-component response regulator protein of Yersinia enterocolitica

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 313-319

  Raczkowska, A ^a   Brzostkowska M ^a   Kwiatek, A ^a   Bielecki, J ^a   Brzostek, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INVASIN, YERSINIA; OSMOLARITY RESPONSE REGULATOR PROTEINS; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PROMOTER REGION; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE FUSION; LAC OPERON; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 80051818674     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0054-9     Document Type: Article

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