Peptide-regulated gene depletion system developed for use in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5207-5215

  Berg, Kari Helene ^a   Biørnstad, Truls Johan ^a   Straume, Daniel ^a   Håvarstein, Leiv Sigve ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JANUS KINASE; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; COMRS SYSTEM; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PEPTIDES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 80053590021     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05170-11     Document Type: Article

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