Analysis of transcription at the oriC locus in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Microbiological Research

Volumn 166, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 508-514

  Chauhan, Santosh ^a   Tyagi, Jaya Sivaswami ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

DnaA; DnaN; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; OriC; RecF

Indexed keywords

DNAA; DNAN; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; ORIC; RECF;

GENES;

TRANSCRIPTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; HYPOXIA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 80052097125     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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