Global regulatory mutations in csrA and rpoS cause severe central carbon stress in Escherichia coli in the presence of acetate.

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Published in J Bacteriol on March 01, 2000

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B Wei1, S Shin, D LaPorte, A J Wolfe, T Romeo

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1: Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas 76107-2699, USA.

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