Two systems for conditional gene expression in Myxococcus xanthus inducible by isopropyl-β-d-thiogalactopyranoside or vanillate

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 5875-5885

  Iniesta, Antonio A ^a   García Heras, Francisco ^a   Abellón Ruiz, Javier ^a   Gallego García, Aránzazu ^a   Elías Arnanz, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FTSZ PROTEIN; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; VANILLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; MAMMAL; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; VANILLIC ACID;

CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; MAMMALIA; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84868629205     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01110-12     Document Type: Article

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