Nucleotides critical for the interaction of the Streptococcus pyogenes Mga virulence regulator with Mga-regulated promoter sequences

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 4904-4919

  Hause, Lara L ^a   McIver, Kevin S ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; VIRULENCE REGULATOR MGA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; LUCIFERASES; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84866418984     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00809-12     Document Type: Article

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