Positive regulation of Leptospira interrogans Kdp expression by KdpE as demonstrated with a novel β-galactosidase reporter in Leptospira biflexa

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 5699-5707

  Matsunaga, James ^a   Coutinho, Mariana L ^a,b,c  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSIDASES; GENETIC CIRCUITS; GENETIC TOOLS; MRNA LEVEL; P-TYPE; POTASSIUM TRANSPORTER; RESPONSE REGULATORS; WILD TYPES; ZOONOTIC DISEASE;

GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTASSIUM;

TRANSCRIPTION;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CHROMOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; LEPTOSPIRA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPORTER GENE;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; LEPTOSPIRA; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ANIMALIA; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA BIFLEXA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS;

EID: 84866150494     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00713-12     Document Type: Article

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