Interplay of regulatory RNAs and mobile genetic elements in enteric pathogens

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 701-713

  Fröhlich, Kathrin S ^a   Papenfort, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISPR ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE TARGETING; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; INVR GENE; ISRM GENE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAON GENE; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SEQUENCE; SALMONELLA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84983670630     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13428     Document Type: Review

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