Phosphate concentration and the putative sensor kinase protein CckA modulate cell lysis and release of the Rhodobacter capsulatus gene transfer agent

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 5025-5040

  Westbye, A B ^a   Leung, M M ^a,b   Florizone, S M ^a   Taylor, T A ^a   Johnson, J A ^a   Fogg, P C ^a,c   Beatty, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Engineering IV   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOLYSIN; HOLIN; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; STRUCTURAL GENE;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PHOSPHATES; PROTEIN KINASES; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; VIRUS RELEASE;

EID: 84887218625     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00669-13     Document Type: Article

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